{
  "id": 4215355,
  "title": "Brazil’s 2027 Budget Promises a Primary Surplus of 0.1% of GDP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/brazils-2027-budget-promises-a-primary-surplus-of-0-1-of-gdp",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T11:04:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-2027-budget-primary-surplus-defence-carve-out-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's 2027 budget aims to achieve a primary surplus of 0.1% of GDP, according to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The budget, known as the PLOA, must be submitted to Congress by 31 August 2026. The government forecasts an effective surplus of between R$18 billion and R$20 billion, or US$3.46 billion and US$3.85 billion. The fiscal framework sets a 2027 primary target of 0.50% of GDP, with a tolerance band of 0.25 percentage points. The 2027 budget is the first year that legally demands a positive primary surplus. Any miss would be the responsibility of the government elected in October 2026. The budget includes a capital injection of R$6 billion for the state postal operator, Correios, as a contract term. The figure is not a discretionary favor but a requirement under the loan agreement.",
  "summary": "The 2027 budget in Brazil reaches Congress on 31 August with a surplus the president calls small but real. Its size depends on which expenses the fiscal rules ignore. The post Brazil’s 2027 Budget Promises a Primary Surplus of 0.1% of GDP appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}