Brazil’s public sector gross debt rises to 75% of GDP in January

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government debt as a share of gross domestic product increased to 75.0% in January from 74.3% the month before, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The Brazilian public sector posted a primary surplus of 102.146 billion reais ($20.66 billion) for the month, while economists polled by Reuters were expecting a 99.45 billion reais surplus.

($1 = 4.9446 reais)

(Reporting by Marcela Ayres; editing by Gabriel Araujo)