E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 131 Washington Luiz Pereira, Israel Mandes de Oliveira, Wernerson Felix da Silva, Romualdo Antonio de Angelo, Marcelo Silva de Lima, Fernando Almeida de Sá, Moisés Ferreira da Silva, Gilvan Araújo Santos and Felipe Augusto Alves da Fonseca allegedly underwent official medical examinations, which reportedly revealed lesions consistent with the allegations. An inquiry was reportedly opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 276. Antonio Rodrigues dos Santos and Aldo dos Santos, both councilmen, were allegedly arrested by military police officers during a political demonstration in front of the court in Diadema on 27 February 1998. They were reportedly taken to the Diadema 1st district police station, where they were verbally abused and beaten. Antonio Rodrigues dos Santos was reportedly hit on his genitals with a wooden stick and had his leg broken during the beating. He was later allegedly transferred to the police station in Serraia. The two men were reportedly released some hours later. According to the information received, Antonio Rodrigues dos Santos was taken to an emergency hospital and underwent an official medical examination. The corregedoria of the military police was reportedly informed about the incident. 277. Paulo Ezequiel Manoel was allegedly arrested in January 1998 and taken to the 44th district police station in São Paulo. He reportedly died three days later. According to the information received, the police said he killed himself by throwing himself at the wall of his cell. Medical examinations were reportedly performed and bruises allegedly found all over his body, wounds on his head and a violet mark on his right eye. 278. Marcia Nogueira do Nascimento was allegedly arrested by four military police officers on 5 August 1994 without being informed of the grounds for the arrest. She was allegedly beaten and taken to DEIC. She was reportedly denied access to a lawyer. She was subsequently allegedly taken to Assis police station, where she was reportedly forced to sign some papers. It is believed that she was placed in a cell, told to undress and searched. On the following day, she was reportedly interrogated. She is said to have been given electric shocks several times and to have been hit with an iron bar on her arms and legs. The police officers allegedly tried to hang her and torture her on the “parrot’s perch”. As a result of the torture, she reportedly lost consciousness. On 7 August 1994, she was taken out of her cell and beaten again. She was allegedly tied to a chair and gagged with a cloth in order to prevent her from shouting. She was reportedly burnt with cigarettes, and thrown on the floor. Some police officers are said to have stepped on her back. She was allegedly again given electric shocks to her mouth and vagina. Her sister was allegedly forced to accuse her. According to the information received, she was beaten for five days. As a result of the torture, she reportedly could not walk or talk, and reportedly had a serious head wound. She was reportedly forced to sign a confession and was placed again in the cell. After eight days she was reportedly visited and treated by a doctor. She was allegedly later transferred to another jail. According to the information received, she was sentenced to 26 years in prison 11 months after her arrest. On 14 August 1997, she was transferred to Tatuapé prison in São Paulo. A judicial inquiry is said to have been opened. The Special Rapporteur would be grateful to receive information on the outcome of the inquiry. 279. Silvio Tadeu Alonso Leoni, detained at the Parelheiros prison in São Paulo, was reportedly beaten by 20 prison employees with baseball bats and iron bars on 23 November 1999 as a reprisal for an escape attempt at the prison. As a result of the beating, he is said to have lost