Brazil government sees deeper economic recession in 2015

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian government revised its 2015 economic recession estimate to 2.44 percent from 1.49 percent, an official report showed on Tuesday, envisioning a contraction more in line with market expectations.

Brazil kept its central government primary surplus goal of 5.8 billion reais ($1.43 billion) for 2015.

(Reporting by Alonso Soto)