Brazil's public sector gross debt steady in August

BRASILIA, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Brazil's public sector gross debt stood at 77.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in August, central bank data showed on Tuesday, unchanged from the previous month, while economists polled by Reuters expected it to rise to 78% of GDP. The public sector recorded a primary deficit of 17.255 billion reais ($3.24 billion) for the month, narrower than the 21 billion real shortfall forecast in the poll. ($1 = 5.3219 reais) (Reporting by Marcela Ayres; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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