2016-07-21
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In May, the Secretaria de Políticas de Previdência Complementar [Secretariat for Private Pensions Policies] of the Ministério do Trabalho e Previdência Social (MTPS) [Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare] held the seminar “International Experiences on Financial and Social Security Education: Reflections for a Brazilian Model”. The event was held in May, simultaneously with the “3rd National Financial Education Week” (ENEF, Portuguese acronym for National Strategy for Financial Education). The meeting was held as part of the action “Financial and Social Security Education within the scope of Private Pensions: an Analysis of the Effectiveness and Possible Contributions to Foster the RPC [Private Pension Regime]”, supported by the European Union-Brazil Sector Dialogues Support Project.
The seminar was attended by the Director of the Departamento de Políticas e Diretrizes de Previdência Complementar (DEPOD/MTPS) [Department for Private Pension Policies and Guidelines], Paulo César dos Santos, Coordinator for Institutional Relations at the Office of the Secretaria de Políticas de Previdência Complementar (COORI/SPPC/ MTPS) [Secretariat for Private Pension Policies] Luiz Alcântara de Melo, and the Deputy Coordinator for Regulatory Follow-up and Governance (COARG/SPPC/MTPS), Denise Viana da Rocha Lima.
The Executive Director of the Associação Brasileira das Entidades Fechadas de Previdência Complementar (ABRAPP) [Brazilian Association of Closed Private Pension Entities] Luís Ricardo Marcondes Martins, the CEO of the Universidade Corporativa da Previdência Complementar (UNIABRAPP) [Corporate Private Pension University], Luiz Paulo Brasizza, and the President of the Instituto de Certificação dos Fundos de Pensão (ICSS) [Institute for the Certification of Pension Funds], Vitor Paulo Camargo Gonçalves, also participated in the meeting.
Economists Bernardo Fonseca Nunes, the foreign expert, and Luiz Roberto Calado, the local expert for the Project, presented the studies developed during the past semester. These studies on the main financial education initiatives focused on collective Private Pension Schemes in Europe and Brazil.
During the event, proposals that could be adapted and implemented in Brazil were also discussed. According to Luiz Alcântara, the discussions contributed to a more in-depth analysis on the Brazilian reality. “Generally speaking, the programs carried out in Brazil bear little difference to programs carried out in countries that lead the financial literacy ranking. However, one notes that in those countries these programs have a more constant nature and are ensured continuity. It has become clear that characteristics which are unique to Brazil, such as its size, regional differences, culture and basic educational literacy are elements that make the preparation and application of financial education projects a more complex endeavour”, he explained.
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