Puerto Rico just went into default for the first time.
The commonwealth didn't pay $58 million in debt due today to creditors of its Public Finance Corporation. The debt is mostly owned by ordinary Puerto Ricans through credit unions.
The island is struggling with about $70 billion in total outstanding debt, and its economy is in recession.
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