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Vale

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Brazil's largest miner and one of the world's top iron ore and nickel producers, listed on B3 as VALE3. Jointly responsible, with BHP, for Samarco and for the reparation commitments from the Fundão dam collapse in Mariana.

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What sources are saying

Vale's tax thesis got a reprieve: after the STF's virtual plenary formed a majority (6-4 per InfoMoney) to allow taxing foreign subsidiaries' profits, Justice André Mendonça requested a destaque and halted the trial — the case restarts from scratch in the physical plenary, undated, with the Revenue projecting a R$ 22 billion impact.

Updated September 23, 2026 · 8 verified articles

Market transmission

Why it matters

The stock tracks iron ore prices and Chinese demand, the currency and reparation liabilities — the pace of Fundão agreement adhesions and disbursements changes the legal discount on the shares.

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Articles in chronological order

CORPORATEBrazil

Vale confirms the purchase of 30% of Ligga for US$ 190 million and secures all output from the Ferro Sul mine in Carajás

Vale told the market on September 22 that it will pay US$ 190 million for 30% of Ligga, a miner controlled by the Santa Elina group that operates the Ferro Sul mine between Parauapebas and Curionópolis, in Pará. The company signed an exclusive long-term contract to buy 100% of the sinter feed produced, currently about 2 million tonnes a year, with a target of 8 million tonnes by June 2028. The low capital intensity deal, integrated into the Carajás railway, depends on corporate and regulatory approvals, including Cade.

4 sourcesSep 22, 2026

EMPRESASBrazil

Vale tells the CVM it has no decision on the Vale Base Metals IPO after a report of suspension, and the stock rises with iron ore

Replying to a CVM inquiry on September 8, Vale said it was unaware of any new fact or corporate decision on the Vale Base Metals IPO, after Valor reported, citing The Globe and Mail, that the plan had been shelved indefinitely; VALE3 rose as much as 2% and closed at R$ 79.02 (+0.51%) on higher iron ore.

3 sourcesSep 08, 2026

MACROGlobal

Copper hits a record US$ 14,533 a tonne on the LME on expectations of US tariffs

The three-month copper contract on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.8% on September 7 to US$ 14,533 a tonne, topping January's record, on expectations that Trump will widen tariffs on refined metal and with inventories concentrated in the US.

2 sourcesSep 07, 2026

MACROGlobal

China injects US$ 54 billion into state banks and insurers to shore up capital

China's Ministry of Finance led a coordinated injection of 360 billion yuan, about US$ 54 billion, into state-owned banks and insurers, per CNN Brasil and CNBC. Per CNN Brasil, China Life receives 35 billion yuan, China Taiping 7 billion and PICC plans to raise up to 15 billion in a private placement to the Treasury; ICBC and Agricultural Bank of China also benefit. CNBC links the measure to pressure on net interest margins and insurers' solvency.

2 sourcesSep 06, 2026

EMPRESASBrazil

Federal court suspends licenses and halts Sigma's lithium mine in the Jequitinhonha Valley over proximity to a quilombo

The federal court in Teófilo Otoni suspended on September 4 the environmental licenses and halted Sigma Lithium's mining at the Grota do Cirilo complex, between Itinga and Araçuaí (MG), until Incra approves an impact study and prior consultation with the Baú quilombo, per Estado de Minas and Bloomberg Línea. The ruling accepted a quilombola federation's challenge over the mine's distance to the territory, 2.7 to 3 kilometers per the expert report, against 8 kilometers claimed by the company, per Estado de Minas.

2 sourcesSep 04, 2026

MACROBrazil

Senate passes critical minerals policy with R$ 2 billion fund; bill goes to president

September 4 update: the text creates a council with power to approve or reject changes of control at critical-mineral miners, per Bloomberg Línea and Poder360. The Senate approved on September 2 bill PL 2,780/2024, creating the National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals, with a R$ 2 billion Mineral Activity Guarantee Fund from the Union and R$ 5 billion in tax credits over five years for domestic processing, per Agência Senado, Poder360 and Money Times. The text, reported by Eduardo Braga, goes to presidential signature without returning to the Chamber.

7 sourcesSep 02, 2026

EMPRESASBrazil

Mendonça halts trial on taxing Vale profits held abroad

Justice André Mendonça requested a 'destaque' and halted the Supreme Court trial on taxing profits of Vale's foreign subsidiaries, moving the case from the virtual to the physical plenary — where it restarts from scratch. The majority already formed (6-4 per InfoMoney) is voided. The Federal Revenue projects a R$ 22 billion impact, per InfoMoney.

4 sourcesAug 30, 2026

EMPRESASBrazil

Vale announces 19 more municipalities joining the Fundão reparation agreement

Vale announced that 19 more municipalities — 15 in Minas Gerais and 4 in Espírito Santo — joined the reparation agreement for the Fundão dam collapse in Mariana. With the new adhesions, 45 of the 49 eligible municipalities have joined the agreement, whose total value is R$170 billion per registered coverage.

2 sourcesAug 20, 2026

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Articles in chronological order

Vale confirms the purchase of 30% of Ligga for US$ 190 million and secures all output from the Ferro Sul mine in Carajás

Vale tells the CVM it has no decision on the Vale Base Metals IPO after a report of suspension, and the stock rises with iron ore

Copper hits a record US$ 14,533 a tonne on the LME on expectations of US tariffs

China injects US$ 54 billion into state banks and insurers to shore up capital

Federal court suspends licenses and halts Sigma's lithium mine in the Jequitinhonha Valley over proximity to a quilombo

Senate passes critical minerals policy with R$ 2 billion fund; bill goes to president

Mendonça halts trial on taxing Vale profits held abroad

Vale announces 19 more municipalities joining the Fundão reparation agreement