Brazil's public debt falls 2.34% to 8.633 trillion reais in March

6 articles · Updated · Reuters · Apr 27

Net bond redemptions totaled 305.4 billion reais in March, offsetting 98.1 billion reais in interest payments, Treasury data shows.
This marks the first decline in Brazil's public debt in 2026, with domestic debt in reais making up 96.2% of the total.
The average cost of domestic public debt issuance rose to 13.92% on a 12-month basis, up from 13.76% in February.

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