Brazil's public sector gross debt steady in January

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 02/27/26 06:37 AM EST

BRASILIA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's public sector gross debt held steady at 78.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) in January, central bank data showed on Friday, while economists polled by Reuters expected it to rise to 79.0% of GDP.

The public sector recorded a primary surplus of 103.689 billion reais ($20.17 billion) for the month, compared with the 103.2 billion reais surplus expected in the poll. ($1 = 5.1400 reais) (Reporting by Marcela Ayres; editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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