The Treasury also said that its liquidity reserve, which
allows the government to have flexibility in debt management
amid market volatility, fell 2.22% to 973.56 billion reais.
Still, it is enough to pay 9.22 months ahead of maturities, it
added.
($1 = 5.0410 reais)
(Reporting by Marcela Ayres
Editing by Chris Reese)
(Adds more details on data)
BRASILIA, April 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal public
debt grew 0.63% in March from the month before in the wake of
heavy interest charges, Treasury data showed on Wednesday.
The total debt stock reached 5.893 trillion reais ($1.17
trillion), driven by the interest bill of 56.98 billion reais,
as there was a net bond redemption in the month worth 20.31
billion reais.
According to the Treasury, the average interest rate on
the issue of domestic federal debt rose to 12.71% in March from
12.44% in February.
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