Brasília, January 9, 2004 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - In a repetition of what occurred on Thursday (8), the C-Bond, Brazil's most important public debt instrument, surpassed the mark of 100% of its par value, rising 0.37% to be quoted at 100.5% of par. As a result, the country risk premium fell 1.69%, to 405 points. (DAS)