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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. The country’s capital is Brasília. Official language is Portuguese. The currency unit is Real (BRL). The largest sector of the country's economy is services sector. Debt securities are traded on Brasil Bolsa Balcão. It is the only stock exchange in Brazil.
Bond market of Brazil is represented by government and corporate sectors. One of the main features of the Brazilian bond market associated with inflation and its indicators is the linking of the face value and coupon payments on domestic corporate bonds to various indices. More than two-thirds of all Brazilian domestic bonds are floating-rate bonds linked to the DI index. Only about 4% of securities have a fixed interest rate (government discount bonds (LTN) and some corporate bonds). Main issuers in the Brazilian domestic corporate bond market are energy companies, public utility services companies and toll road operators working under concession agreements. Government bond market of Brazil is represented by government bonds issued by the National Treasury. |
