Brazil's public sector gross debt rises to 80.4% of GDP in April

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 07:36 AM EDT

BRASILIA, May 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's public sector gross debt rose to 80.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in April, from 80.0% the month before, central bank data showed on Friday.

The public sector recorded a primary surplus of 24.624 billion reais ($4.88 billion) for the month, beating the 22.0 billion reais forecast in a Reuters poll of economists. ($1 = 5.0445 reais) (Reporting by Marcela Ayres; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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