Public debt reaches R$9.383 trillion in September; Interest amounts to R$784.4 billion in the year
According to the National Treasury, the debt rose 0.97% over August, and accumulated interest from January to September reached R$784.4 billion.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM TIMES BRASIL · 2 MIN
The federal public debt reached R$9.383 trillion at the end of September, according to Times Brasil, after an increase of 0.97% compared to August. The numbers are from the National Treasury, released on Thursday (29), and place the cost of financing at the center of the reading.
According to Revista Oeste, based on the Monthly Debt Report (RMD), the stock was R$9.29 trillion in August. September's nominal growth was R$90.2 billion, which closes with the 0.97% variation pointed out by the two publications. The Diário do Poder also recorded the balance of R$9.383 trillion, without detailing other indicators.
The component that draws the most attention is interest. According to Times Brasil, they totaled R$89.5 billion in September alone and reached R$784.4 billion from January to September. In the same period, the Treasury recorded net bond redemptions of R$36.5 billion.
The combination of numbers suggests careful reading. Even with net redemptions in the year to date, the stock continued to rise, which indicates that the interest incorporated into the debt weighs more than the redemptions. In simple terms, part of the cost of financing is added to the outstanding balance itself.
For those who defend fiscal responsibility and less burden on the State, the data reinforces that the debt trajectory depends on spending control and reliable rules, and not just on the ability to roll over bonds. The survey does not provide projections for the coming months, and this report does not present them.
The data gathered here also does not include the average maturity of the bonds or the composition of the debt by index, information that would help measure the risk of refinancing and the sensitivity of the cost to interest.
What changes for the investor
For those who follow the stock market, interest rates and the dollar, the number shows that the government remains a major borrower of resources in the bond market, which keeps the remuneration of public securities on the radar. A rising stock and the volume of interest paid during the year can influence the interest curve and the perception of fiscal risk, with possible effects on the pricing of shares and the exchange rate. As the report does not provide projections, the final effect will depend on the evolution of these factors, and this text does not indicate prices or recommend the purchase or sale of assets.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
