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Gerdau layoffs, on the record

Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Gerdau reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 27,371 to 25,817.

Headcount, as reported

Annual reportEmployeesAs of
20-F for 202327,371December 31, 2023
20-F for 202425,557December 31, 2024
20-F for 202525,817December 31, 2025

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

  1. Our summaryBy the end of 2023, approximately 900 employees were laid off as the workforce was aligned with production volume. By the end of 2023 · Affected: approximately 900 employees

    Word for word“By the end of 2023, aligning the workforce size with the prevailing production volume, approximately 900 employees were laid off from the Company.” 20-F for 2023

  2. Our summaryGerdau may consider restructuring its Brazilian operations, which could involve shutting some production capacity and recalibrating the workforce, if the government does not act against subsidized steel imports.

    Word for word“If the Brazilian government does not implement measures against subsidized steel and the high level of imports persist without measures that guarantee fair competition with the local market, Gerdau may consider restructuring its operations in Brasil.” 20-F for 2023

  3. Our summaryThe filing warns that if Brazilian measures against subsidized steel imports do not materialize, Gerdau may consider restructuring its Brazil operations, including shutting some production capacity and recalibrating the workforce. This is a risk statement, not an announced action.

    Word for word“If the Brazilian government does not implement measures against subsidized steel and the high level of imports persist without measures that guarantee fair competition with the local market, Gerdau may consider restructuring its operations in Brazil.” 20-F for 2024

  4. Our summaryThe filing notes that layoffs during a down cycle could generate severance costs, as a general risk factor.

    Word for word“Strikes or work stoppages have occurred in the past and could reoccur in connection with negotiations of new labor agreements or during other periods for other reasons, including the risk of layoffs during a down cycle that could generate severance costs.” 20-F for 2024

Gerdau has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.

Read from Gerdau’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-13. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.