BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's government debt
as a share of gross domestic product grew to 73% in February,
from 72.5% in January, central bank data showed on Friday.
The Brazilian public sector posted a primary deficit of
26.453 billion reais ($5.19 billion) for the month, below the
30 billion reais shortfall expected by economists polled by
Reuters.
($1 = 5.0983 reais)
(Reporting by Marcela Ayres)
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