Freire told me personally about his indignation because of the delegation’s suggestions. He invited them to go back to the US, and once they had solved the problems of North American education they could come back and talk to him about education in São Paulo. After this meeting Paulo Freire told the Mayor of the city, Luiza Erundina, that if the World Bank’s loans were approved by the city, he would renounce his position (Torres, 1995, p. 131).

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