Brazil's central government posts $3.62 billion primary deficit in November

BRASILIA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's central government recorded a primary budget deficit of 20.2 billion reais ($3.62 billion) in November, Treasury figures showed on Monday.

Economists polled by Reuters were expecting a smaller shortfall of 13.4 billion reais. The monthly result also came in worse than the 4.5 billion real deficit posted in the same month last year, according to the figures.