Did Freire ever spend time in jail due to his beliefs and activism?
No, he was never arrested
Yes, he was imprisoned for 70 days
No, but he was fined heavily
Yes, he was under house arrest
Answer
Yes, Paulo Freire spent 70 days in jail for his beliefs and activism. He was imprisoned in 1964 after the military coup d'état in Brazil, which overthrew the democratically elected government. Freire was a vocal critic of the military regime and his writings were seen as a threat to the government's authority. He was released from prison in 1965 but was forced to leave Brazil and go into exile.
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