Brazil's public sector gross debt stable at 73% of GDP in March

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BRASILIA, April 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's government debt as a share of gross domestic product remained steady at 73.0% in March from the same level in February, central bank data showed on Friday. The Brazilian public sector posted a primary deficit of 14.182 billion reais ($2.85 billion) for the month, larger than the 9.028 billion reais shortfall expected by economists polled by Reuters.
($1 = 4.9772 reais) (Reporting by Marcela Ayres; Editing by Steven Grattan)

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