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      The central government posted a deficit of R$ 25,857 billion in February, the worst result in 3 years.

      The central government, comprised of the National Treasury, the Central Bank, and Social Security, recorded a primary deficit of R$ 25,857 billion in February, the largest fiscal deficit for the month in the entire historical series, which began in 2017.

      Central government has a deficit of R$ 25,857 billion in February, the worst result in 3 years (Photo: Reuters)

      Reuters The central government, comprised of the National Treasury, the Central Bank, and Social Security, recorded a primary deficit of 25,857 billion reais in February, the Treasury announced on Monday.

      The figure came in worse than the projected deficit of 21,1 billion reais, according to a Reuters poll of analysts.