{"filing":{"accession_number":"0001292814-26-004075","cik":"0000917851","ticker":"VALE","company_name":"Vale S.A.","form":"6-K","filing_date":"2026-08-05","report_date":"2026-09-30","primary_document":"vale20260805_6k.htm","primary_document_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917851/000129281426004075/vale20260805_6k.htm"},"events":[{"id":24231,"run_id":21942,"accession_number":"0001292814-26-004075","anchor_item_number":null,"event_type":"governance_other","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.85,"summary":"The 6-K furnishes minutes from Vale's Board of Directors meeting on July 30, 2026, disclosing three governance actions: (1) amendment to the Nomination and Governance Committee's internal regulations; (2) ratification of Wilfred Theodoor Bruijn as Lead Independent Director effective August 1, 2026; and (3) election of Reinaldo Duarte Castanheira Filho as Vice-Chairman of the Board effective August 1, 2026. While these involve leadership appointments and board structure changes, they are routine governance matters that do not constitute a discrete executive appointment or departure event in the traditional sense—rather, they reflect internal board reorganization and committee governance adjustments. The disclosure is material as it affects board composition and governance structure, but does not fit the specific categories of exec_appointment or exec_departure (which typically address C-suite or named executive officer changes).","company_name":"Vale S.A.","ticker":"VALE","filing_date":"2026-08-05","form":"6-K","submitted_at":null,"items":null}],"classifications":[{"id":24713,"accession_number":"0001292814-26-004075","item_number":null,"item_title":null,"event_type":"governance_other","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.85,"reasoning":"The 6-K furnishes minutes from Vale's Board of Directors meeting on July 30, 2026, disclosing three governance actions: (1) amendment to the Nomination and Governance Committee's internal regulations; (2) ratification of Wilfred Theodoor Bruijn as Lead Independent Director effective August 1, 2026; and (3) election of Reinaldo Duarte Castanheira Filho as Vice-Chairman of the Board effective August 1, 2026. While these involve leadership appointments and board structure changes, they are routine governance matters that do not constitute a discrete executive appointment or departure event in the traditional sense—rather, they reflect internal board reorganization and committee governance adjustments. The disclosure is material as it affects board composition and governance structure, but does not fit the specific categories of exec_appointment or exec_departure (which typically address C-suite or named executive officer changes).","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-6be895f9","taxonomy_version":"v1.3","classified_at":"2026-08-06T00:38:32.336714+00:00","company_name":"Vale S.A.","ticker":"VALE","filing_date":"2026-08-05"}]}