Government estimates that stock will rise to up to R$10.3 trillion this year; monthly increase was R$199 billion
The DPF (Federal Public Debt) stock rose from R$8.64 trillion in January to R$8.84 trillion in February. The increase was 2.31%. The National Treasury published the result this Thursday (26th March 2026). Here are the full texts of (PDF – 1 MB) and (PDF – 870 kB).
The government (PT) said that public debt could rise. Debt growth in February was R$199.6 billion. The stock of debt in fixed-rate securities increased by R$101.6 billion, or an increase of 5.7%. The reason was the net issuance of R$86.41 billion in February.
The appropriation of DPF interest reached the amount of R$73.87 billion in February.
The largest holders of Federal Public Debt continue to be financial institutions, with 31.8% of the total. In 2nd place is Social Security, with 22.6%. The funds occupy 3rd place, with 21.6%.
The average debt maturity period fell from 4.03 years in January to 4.00 years in February.
The National Treasury said that 40.9% of the stock matures in 2 to 5 years. Another 23.6% have an end date over 5 years away. Over 18% of inventory sells within 1-2 years and 16.7% ends within 12 months.
The average cost of inventory accumulated over 12 months decreased from 12.07% per year in January to 11.90% per year in February.
