E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 81 66. Loilson José Correia, aged 27, and Paulo da Silva, aged 34, were reportedly arrested on 23 February 1996 and taken to the regional police station of Ipatinga on suspicion of threatening a military police officer with death. At the police station, they were allegedly beaten for three hours by two civil police officers and one military police officer. They were reportedly released the same day. It is believed they were later threatened with death. A local newspaper is said to have reported the incident. 67. Fabiano Ferreria Dias, aged 18, was allegedly arrested on 7 September 1996 by military police officers in a public party in Ipatinga. He was reportedly beaten during a fight in which Marcondes Rodrigues da Silva, aged 18, and Gilvânio Anísio dos Santos, aged 25, are said to have been shot by officers and injured. According to the information received, Fabiano Ferreira Dias and Gilvânio Anísio dos Santos were first taken into the bush, where they were beaten, and later to the local police district. It is believed that Fabiano Ferreira Dias lost part of his vision due to the beatings. 68. Domingos Furtado de Oliveira, a 34-year-old unemployed man, was allegedly arrested on 15 May 2000 and taken to the regional police station in Ipatinga. He was reportedly taken into the bush, where he is said to have been severely beaten by four military police officers. According to the information received, he was taken back unconscious to the police station. It is believed that on the following day officers told him that, if he bought a musical compact disk recorded by the chief police, he could be released. He allegedly accepted and was released. It is reported that he was so severely injured that he could not get back home by himself. He was reportedly found by his neighbours after he fainted in the street near his house. He was allegedly taken to a hospital where he reportedly remained for 10 days. According to the information received, he had to undergo a surgical operation because of the beatings. 69. Jorge Natale was reportedly taken by police officers to the theft and robbery police station in Belo Horizonte on 3 November 1998 to testify about a robbery which had occurred on 30 October 1998 in the private company where he was working. He is said to have been accused by the police officers of having given information to the robbers. It is reported that he was placed on a “parrot’s perch”, submitted to electro-shocks on several parts of his body, beaten several times with a piece of rubber and slapped on his head. According to the information received, he underwent an official medical examination and a judicial inquiry was opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 70. Júlio Alves da Silva, detained at the theft and robbery police station in Belo Horizonte, was allegedly beaten twice between December 1998 and April 1999. He is reported to have been beaten with a piece of wood and rubber. According to the information received, he underwent an official medical examination a long time after the beatings and he was threatened with death if he spoke about the incident. It is believed that witnesses saw bruises and lesions on his body. A police officer is reported to have asked him for 1,500 reais to transfer him to another police station. Since he reportedly refused, he was not allowed to receive visits. He was allegedly later transferred to another police station, where he reportedly denounced the incident. A judicial inquiry is said to have been opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry.