Bracell has control mechanisms and procedures in place to ensure compliance. We define corruption as obtaining an undue advantage for one’s own or a third party’s benefit.

	2021	2022	2023
Total number of confirmed incidents of corruption	1	0	2
Nature of reported incidents	Corruption involving a supplier and an employee	0	fraud
Total number of confirmed incidents in which employees were dismissed or disciplined for corruption	1	0	1
Total number of confirmed incidents where contracts with business partners were terminated or not renewed due to violations related to corruption	1	0	1

Note 1: cases of corruption are those that have at least two people involved in the realization of abuse of power and private gains.
Note 2: in 2021, the Company investigated a reported case of fraud. As a result, the suppliers involved were barred from doing business with Bracell.
Note 3: In 2022, a case of fraud related to a forestry module was reported, which resulted in an internal audit. This audit led to the dismissal of the employees involved. Although the incident occurred in 2022, it was recorded in 2023, the year in which there was also an additional case of fraud, this time related to travel reimbursements, which resulted in the dismissal of an employee. In addition, it is important to note that in 2023 we did not record any cases of public corruption.