In January, Brazil’s federal public debt decreased by 1.08%, landing at R$ 6.45 trillion ($1.29 trillion), the National Treasury disclosed. This period saw domestic securities debt fall by 1.48% to R$ 6.176 trillion ($1.235 trillion). However, foreign debt climbed by 8.89% to R$ 273.83 billion ($54.77 billion). The Treasury attributed the domestic debt drop to […]
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