Brazilian household debt reached about 49.9% of annual income. That was a record in the central bank's series, which began in 2005.

Brazil's federal public debt climbed to a record R$8.8 trillion in April, as the highest interest rates in two decades and a record month of bond sales

Brazilian household debt reached about 49.9% of annual income. That was a record in the central bank's series, which began in 2005.