Brazil's new finance minister warns the country becomes unviable without curbing mandatory spending, the fiscal worry behind every Brazil-asset bet.
Brasil · Economy
Key Facts
—A blunt warning. Finance Minister Dário Durigan said Brazil becomes “unviable” if the pressure from mandatory spending is not moderated.
—The headline target. The government officially aims for a primary surplus of R$3.5bn ($686m) this year, before debt interest.
—The wider reality. Counting court-ordered payments and items outside the fiscal rulebook, the government itself projects a R$59.8bn ($11.7bn) deficit.
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