UPDATE 1-Telefonica Brasil preps $4 bln rights issue for Thursday -sources
March 25, 2015 at 18:46 PM EDT
NEW YORK/BRASILIA, March 25 (Reuters) - Telefonica Brasil SA plans to raise up to $4 billion in fresh capital through a rights issue that will be announced as early as Thursday to buy local broadband provider GVT, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters.