Who is afraid of Paulo Freire and why?

Abstract

In this article, we seek to identify and present data and facts that, in some way, configure the processes of persecution and annulment of Paulo Freire and his theoretical and practical contributions by the economically dominant groups of our country. For this, we seek, in records, historical facts and in official documents, basis that, together, show us that the reactions to Freire originate within these dominant groups and that they are part of a strategy of maintaining their perks and domains. We move on to recent history, which has the political, legal and media coup of 2016 as one of the steps in the process of domination of these groups. In theoretical terms, we seek to base references in the fields of History and Education. Freire's theorizations and contributions are brought in the sense of showing punctually why the reactions to him are so striking. In our conclusions, we resume our objectives and do what we can consider as a theoretical exercise, when we point out a becoming, some interrupted possibilities in terms of an aborted trajectory in the line of our history, with the coup d'état of 2016.