SAO PAULO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian
telecommunications operator Telefonica Brasil VIVT3.SA posted
on Tuesday a 42.1% increase in its fourth quarter net profit
from a year earlier.
The firm, which is controlled by Spanish Telefonica
TEF.MC , posted 1.60 billion reais ($324.7 million) net profit
for the quarter ended in December, while analysts polled by LSEG
expected a 1.41 billion reais net profit for the period.
($1 = 4.9275 reais)
(Reporting by Andre Romani; Editing by Steven Grattan)
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