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Brazil post a primary budget deficit of US$ 17bn in August; 9% of GDP in eight months
Brazil's government posted a primary budget deficit of 96.1 billion reais (US$ 17 billion) in August, the Treasury said on Monday, as the coronavirus crisis continued to necessitate huge emergency spending.
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