OSASCO, Brazil (AP) _ Banco Bradesco SA (BBD) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $1.46 billion.

The bank, based in Osasco, Brazil, said it had earnings of 13 cents per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 13 cents per share.

The financial holding company posted revenue of $9.79 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $9.79 billion, beating Street forecasts.

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