CAT/C/39/2 page 7 10. In the Federal District of Brasilia, the Committee members met with several members of the Human Rights Commission of the Federal House of Representatives; the Vice-President of the Federal Supreme Court; the Secretary for Social Welfare of the Federal District; representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the National Penitentiary Department; representatives of the National Secretary for Public Security; the Secretary for Public Security of the Federal District; representatives of the Special Secretary for Human Rights, including the Coordinator General of the Permanent Commission against Torture and Institutional Violence; the President of the Superior Court of Justice; representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Vice-Director of the Public Prosecutor’s Association; and the Federal Prosecutor for Human Rights and their staff. 11. In São Paulo (state of São Paulo), they held discussions with: the Police Ombudsman (Ouvidor); the Secretary for Penitentiary Administration and Ombudsman (Ouvidor); the Deputy Secretary for Public Security; Superintendent of the scientific police; the Commander of the Military Police; the Secretary of Justice; representatives of the Public Prosecutor’s Office; the President of the Court of Justice; the corregedor (head of the internal affairs office) for the civil police; and a representative of the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Children and Adolescents. 12. In Rio de Janeiro (State of Rio de Janeiro), the Committee members met with: the Vice-Secretary for Children and Youth; the Director General of the scientific police; the General Public Prosecutor and other representatives of his Office, a representative of the Secretary for Public Security, the corregedor (head of the internal affairs office) of the military police and a representative of the military police; the State Secretary for Human Rights; the Police Ombudsman (Ouvidor); the State Secretary for Penitentiary Administration and other representatives of the Secretariat, including the Ombudsperson; the subcorregedora of the civil police and the Chief of the civil police; and the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro. 13. In Belo Horizonte (State of Minas Gerais), the Committee members held meetings with: the Police Ombudsman (Ouvidor); the Deputy Secretary of Social Defence and the Director of Quality Control of the same Secretariat; the General Commander of the military police; the Chief of the civil police, the Chief of staff of the civil police and members of the Superior Council of the civil police; and Justices (desembargadores) of the Justice Tribunal. 14. In Salvador da Bahia (State of Bahia) they met with: the Superintendent of the forensic police; the Secretary of Justice and Human Rights of the Government of the State of Bahia who was accompanied by the Secretary for Public Security, Chief of Staff, the Undersecretary for Human Rights and the Undersecretary for Criminal Affairs; the Vice President of the Justice Tribunal of the State of Bahia; the Public Prosecutor General; the Governor of the State of Bahia; the Chief of the military police; the Chief of the civil police and the corregedor (head of the internal affairs office) of the civil police; and the Secretary for Labour, Social Services and Sports. 15. During their stay in Brazil, the Committee members visited a large number of places of detention. When detention centres were visited, senior officials of the establishments concerned were present and met the Committee members. The centres visited were the following: