BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central government posted a primary budget surplus of 19.309 billion reais ($3.77 billion) in July, better than the 17.6 billion reais surplus expected by economists polled by Reuters.
In the 12 months to July, the central government recorded a 115.6 billion reais primary surplus, worth 1.38% of gross domestic product, said the Treasury.
($1 = 5.1161 reais)
(Reporting by Marcela Ayres; Editing by Chris Reese)
