CAT/C/39/2 page 51 214. The Brazilian Government stresses the posture of transparency and constructive dialogue adopted in general by the Brazilian authorities whom the Committee’s delegation interviewed during its visit to the country. It regrets, however, the early closure of one of the meetings carried out by the Committee’s delegation. It regrets especially the incomplete and partial way in which that incident was included in the Committee’s Report (paragraph 185 of the Report). The Report omits, with respect to that incident, the attitude of one of the members of the Committee present at the meeting, hardly compatible with the dignity of the office held by the official being interviewed and with that of the member of the Committee Against Torture. To reestablish truth, the Brazilian Government stresses that the state official brought the meeting to an early closure because he felt “under interrogation” due to the way he was being interviewed by the abovementioned member of CAT, who acted several times in an inquisitorial and ironic way. It emphasizes that such a posture had occurred in previous interviews, fortunately without the same result, and that it was never shared either by any other member of the Committee present at the visit or by the remainder of the members of the CAT delegation. The Brazilian Government stresses the need for full respect to the solemn declaration provided in Rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee. II. ON THE PLACES OF DETENTION VISITED BY THE COMMITTEE 215. As part of their work in Brazil, the members of CAT visited places of detention of persons in five states of the Federation. The Brazilian State presents updated information on some of the places visited by the Committee. 216. On July 16 2005, the members of the Committee visited the Vila Maria center, in São Paulo, under FEBEM, now renamed Socio-Education Attention Center for the Adolescent (CASA) Foundation of São Paulo. At present, the CASA Foundation has about 1.110 places available. Thus there is no overcrowding, but other units are to be built outside the city of São Paulo in order to allow the accommodation of youngsters in the municipalities where their parents live. 217. The Brazilian State informs that the CASA Foundation has a Permanent Corregedor (Ombudsman), beside the vigilance carried out by the Judiciary Branch and the Public Prosecution Service. In every procedure, when there is strong evidence of involvement in irregularities, the official is suspended. The adolescents are grouped by age and degree of their offense. Pedagogic activities take place regularly. 218. On July 19 2005 the members of the Committee visited the Precincts of the 4th and 39th Police Districts and the Participative Precinct of the 9th Police District, all in São Paulo. The Brazilian State makes clear that the jails at the 4th and 9th Districts were closed up and their inmates were transferred to Provisional Detention Centers. 219. On July 22 2005 the members of the Committee visited the Theft and Robbery Precinct, the Vehicle Theft and Robbery Precinct and the Drug and Narcotics Precinct, all in Belo Horizonte. The Brazilian State informs that the jails at the first two of the precincts mentioned were totally closed and their inmates were transferred to new prison units in the metropolitan region. The jail at the Drug and Narcotics Precinct is being closed. Since September 2006 no new inmates entered it and total closure awaits the construction of new prison units.