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Brazil’s economy grew in this year’s Q1 in comparison to the last quarter of 2016, as shown by indicator from the Brazilian Central Bank (BC).

In the first quarter, the state-run oil company produced 2.805 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, up 7% from a year ago.

A poll of Brazilian financial institutions conducted by the Ministry of Finance points to an expected BRL 148 billion deficit this year, a wider number than the government’s BRL 139 billion target.

It was the state in Brazil where industrial production declined the most in March from February, by 4%. The average national drop was 1.8%. Other above-average states were Ceará, Paraná, Minas Gerais, and Pará.