Brazil's public sector gross debt hits 78.6% of GDP in October

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 11/29/24 06:40 AM EST

BRASILIA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's government debt as a share of gross domestic product increased to 78.6% in October from 78.2% the month before, central bank data showed on Friday.

The Brazilian public sector posted a primary surplus of 36.883 billion reais ($6.14 billion) for the month, while economists polled by Reuters were expecting a 40 billion reais surplus.

($1 = 6.0031 reais) (Reporting by Marcela Ayres; editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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