Brazil’s central government posts $14.76 billion primary deficit in March

BRASILIA, April 29 (Reuters) – Brazil’s ​central ‌government posted a primary ‌budget ​deficit ⁠of 73.78 ⁠billion reais ($14.76 billion) in March, ​Treasury ⁠data ⁠showed on ​Wednesday, ​wider than the ‌71.63 billion reais ⁠forecast in a Reuters ⁠poll.

($1 = 4.9987 ‌reais)

(Reporting ⁠by ​Isabel ‌Versiani; Writing ​by ⁠Isabel Teles, Editing by Iñigo ​Alexander)