Brasília – The consolidated public sector, formed by the Union, states and counties, presented in last February a deficit in public accounts, according to data from the Brazilian Central Bank (BC) released this Wednesday (30) in Brasília. The primary deficit, revenues minus spending without interest rates expenses, was BRL 23.04 billion (USD 6.37 billion), the worst result for a February in the historical series that began in December 2001. In February 2015, the deficit was much lower: BRL 2.3 billion (USD 636 million). Year-to-year ending in February, the primary deficit was BRL 125.139 billion (USD 34.62 billion), which amounts to 2.11% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
