UPDATE 1-Brazil banks brace for fresh wave of loan refinancing deals

(Adds Santander Brasil results, data on renegotiated loan book

throughout)

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal

SAO PAULO, April 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's largest listed

lenders are facing a deluge of requests from companies to

renegotiate at least 100 billion reais ($28 billion) in

problematic loans, posing headwinds for an industry struggling

with a harsh recession and soaring delinquencies.

Steelmaker Cia Siderúrgica Nacional SA and

engineering conglomerate Grupo Odebrecht SA are among do

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