The money came from the Monday (Jan. 22) launch of $2.25 billion in foreign debt bonds maturing in 2034 plus $2.25 billion in papers maturing in 2054.
Minister Haddad celebrated a spread of around 180 points, emphasizing that the international market views Brazil on par with Mexico in terms of investment grade.
Figures released on Tuesday (Aug. 29) by the National Treasury show that the federal public debt declined from BRL 6.191 trillion in June to BRL 6.142 trillion in July.
Federal public debt securities, coupled with a low volume of redemptions last month, raised the outstanding debt by 2.38% to BRL 6.03 tri in April, up BRL 140.12 bi.
The high volume of bond maturities linked to Brazil’s benchmark interest rate, the Selic, kept the debt below BRL 6 tri in the month.
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