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    <periodOfReport>2026-04-10</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001073404</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GERDAU S.A.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GGB</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol>GGBR</issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002119830</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Wang Chia Yuan</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>true</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>AVENUE DOUTORA RUTH DE CARDOSO, 8501</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>8TH FLOOR, PINHEIROS</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAO PAULO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>SAO PAULO</rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
            <rptOwnerCountry>D5</rptOwnerCountry>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>05425-070</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Senior Management</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Preferred shares</value>
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            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-04-10</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>25000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>4.21</value>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>168895</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>3.58</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2027-03-01</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2027-03-01</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Preferred shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>76817</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>76817</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>3.57</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2027-07-31</value>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2027-07-31</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Preferred shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>184494</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>184494</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>2.83</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2028-03-01</value>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2028-03-01</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Preferred shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>102580</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>102580</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>4.04</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2029-03-01</value>
                <footnoteId id="F6"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2029-03-01</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Preferred shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>75639</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>75639</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">American Depositary Receipts</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. There shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $4.22 to $4.21, inclusive.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Restricted stock units vest on March 1, 2027 (American Depositary Receipts).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Restricted stock units vest on July 31, 2027 (American Depositary Receipts).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Restricted stock units vest on March 1, 2028 (American Depositary Receipts).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Restricted stock units vest on March 1, 2029 (American Depositary Receipts).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Chia Yuan Wang</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-04-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
