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Brazil’s 2026 Budget Targets Paper Surplus, Reveals Underlying Gap
According to Brazil’s Ministry of Planning and Budget and the Presidency, the government sent the 2026 budget to Congress. The submission projects a small primary surplus while acknowledging items outside the target that leave a residual gap. The plan totals R$ 6.5 trillion ($1.18 trillion), including R$ 6.3 trillion ($1.15 trillion) for fiscal and social […]
Brazil’s 2026 budget bill projects primary surplus of 0.25% of GDP
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s 2026 annual budget bill, submitted to Congress on Friday, projects a primary surplus of 34.5 billion reais ($6.36 billion) for the central government, equivalent to 0.25% of the country’s gross domestic product. The forecast meets the 0.25% of GDP primary surplus target for next year proposed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government in April, still pending congressional approval. The calcu…
Numbers are from the Annual Budget Law (PLOA). In public accounts, the estimate is to get a primary surplus of 0.25% of Gross Domestic Product (PIB) in the central government
On this Saturday (29) at the National Congress, the draft budget for 2026 has a primary surplus of R$ 34.3 billion, equivalent to 0.25% of Gross Domestic Product (PIB, total of the wealth produced in the country). However, by including expenditure outside the tax fund, the estimate is of R$ 23.3 billion for the next year. The primary result is the difference between revenue and expenditure in government accounts without public debt interest. The…
The Budgetary Law Project (PLOA) of 2026, presented by the Ministry of Planning and Budget, indicates a primary surplus of 0.25% of the Gross Internal Product (PIB) for the central government in the coming year, in line with the objective of the new tax cabinet. This is equivalent to R$ 34,5 billion positive balance, already deducting R$ 57.8 billion of expenditure that are out of the target. The fiscal cabinet has a margin of 0,25 percent of GD…
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