Brazil's National Treasury announced that it and the Central Bank of Brazil have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to jointly promote initiatives aimed at expanding financial citizenship, with a particular focus on children and young people. The agreement provides for mutual support in delivering and promoting two flagship programmes: the National Treasury’s Treasury Direct Financial Education Olympiad (OLITEF) for basic education students and the Central Bank’s Aprender Valor programme, which offers schools free teaching resources to embed financial education into compulsory subjects. A 60-month work plan accompanies the agreement and sets out the specific actions and targets to be carried out. The authorities noted that, in OLITEF’s first edition in 2024, 32% of participating schools were part of Aprender Valor and 42% of the schools awarded in OLITEF had also joined the programme. The cooperation agreement was signed as part of the 12th National Financial Education Week (12–18 May 2025), during which the two institutions also held a joint virtual roundtable on using Aprender Valor school projects to support preparation for OLITEF.
National Treasury (Brazil) 2025-05-13
Brazil's National Treasury and Central Bank of Brazil sign technical cooperation agreement to expand financial education for children and youth
Brazil's National Treasury and the Central Bank of Brazil signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to enhance financial citizenship for children and young people. The agreement supports the Treasury Direct Financial Education Olympiad and the Aprender Valor programme, with a 60-month work plan detailing actions and targets. The signing coincided with the 12th National Financial Education Week, featuring a joint virtual roundtable on integrating Aprender Valor projects with OLITEF preparation.