⁍ Brazil is on course to post a primary budget deficit this year excluding interest payments.
⁍ That compares with a 787.4 billion reais deficit forecast in the last report in July.
– Brazil’s government is on track to post a $157.4 billion primary budget deficit this year, according to the economy ministry’s latest report. That’s slightly below the ministry’s official forecast of a $166 billion shortfall issued earlier this month.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-economy-budget/brazil-government-sees-861-bln-reais-deficit-this-year-bi-monthly-report-idUSS0N2FC02R