Development will be accompanied by a financial education program

A program that intends to benefit around 30 million people with the renegotiation of debts, Desenrola will include a segment of financial education, announced this Tuesday (6) the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad. The action aims to prevent the risk that consumers fall into new debts after clearing the name.

“Yesterday we launched a program for people who are negative and this will be accompanied by a financial education program, which is part of financial health. It is an important element of financial health,” said Haddad.

The minister made the statement alongside the Queen of the Netherlands, Máxima Zorreguieta. She visited the Ministry of Finance in her capacity as Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Financial Inclusion for Development (UNSGSA).

At the meeting, explained Haddad, two main topics were discussed: financial health and the protection of consumer rights for financial products. “These are themes that she has been dealing with directly, including within the scope of the G-20 (group of the 20 largest economies on the planet), around the Ministers of Finance. She made herself and the United Nations office available to Brazil so that this exchange could take place”.

The minister also said that Brazil intends to strengthen ties with the United Nations and with the Netherlands itself. The visit to the Ministry of Finance takes place one day after the queen visits the Central Bank and meets with the president of the institution, Roberto Campos Neto.

Queen consort of the Netherlands, Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti is Argentine, born in Buenos Aires. Married to King William Alexander, she ascended the throne in 2013, when then-Queen Beatriz abdicated. Before coming to Brasília, the queen visited São Paulo, where she participated in meetings with executives from financial institutions and visited small enterprises, some managed by women.