# Poorer Brazilians spend four times more of their income on credit-card debt, central bank says

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- Reuters, 2026-10-27 14:05 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/poorer-brazilians-devote-four-times-more-income-credit-card-debt-central-bank-2026-10-27/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae0af9553aa080001e52be9

> Lower-income Brazilians are putting a growing share of their earnings toward interest on credit cards and other costly consumer loans. Policymakers are considering ways to curb excessive debt, the central bank says.