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Brazil's public sector gross debt rises to 79.2% of GDP in February

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 07:44 AM EDT

BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's public sector gross debt increased to 79.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) in February, from 78.7% the month before, central bank data showed on Tuesday.

The public sector recorded a primary deficit of 16.388 billion reais ($3.12 billion) for the month, narrower than the 25 billion reais shortfall forecast in a Reuters poll of economists. ($1 = 5.2538 reais) (Reporting by Marcela Ayres; editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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