E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2 page 96 131. Paulo Sérgio da Silva Costa was allegedly arrested by civil police officers on 6 September 2000, accused of vagrancy. He was reportedly taken to the police station of Terra Firma in Belém. According to the information received, he was kept in a cell where he was beaten by an officer in the presence of the police chief, who eventually told the officer to stop. The following day he was reportedly transferred to the police station of São Braz where he was allegedly beaten by two civil police officers. On 21 September, he allegedly underwent an official medical examination. The Office of the Public Prosecutor is said to have been informed about the incident. 132. Adroaldo Araújo, an agricultural worker, was allegedly involved in a fight with another man and was injured by a knife. He was reportedly arrested by military police officers, handcuffed and taken to the police station of São Félix. His wounds were said to have been deep, but his request for medical assistance was allegedly denied. He reportedly died the next day at the police station. In April 2000, an official inquiry was allegedly opened and, according to the information received, a sergeant and a nurse were reportedly indicted for not allowing him access to medical help. 133. Gilmar de Souza Lima, Aderesvaldo Rodrigues de Souza and Jaivan Vieria Reis were allegedly arrested and beaten by civil police officers in 1996 in Rio Maria. They reportedly underwent an official medical examination which is said to have registered lesions consistent with their allegations. According to official police information, the official medical examination performed did not register any lesions. The police reportedly opened a police inquiry, and a police chief is said to have stated that the teenagers had spent one day in detention. It is believed that public prosecutors did not indict the civil police officers. 134. H.S.G., aged 16, A.S.O., aged 15, and J.S. da S.O., aged 12, were allegedly arrested by a civil police officer in 1999 in Conceição do Araguaia on suspicion of theft of a bicycle, and beaten with a piece of wood inside a police station. They are said to have undergone an official medical examination but no police inquiry was reportedly opened due to fear of retaliation by the officers. According to the official police information, two military police officers were indicted. 135. A.R.S., aged 14, was reportedly working when he was arrested by a civil police officer in Conceição do Araguaia in 2000 on suspicion of robbery. Subsequently, he was said to have been taken to a police station and to the place where he had allegedly committed the theft. According to the information received, Webson Gama Barros, aged 19, was also taken to the same place. They were reportedly beaten by a civil police officer and by the teenager’s employer. They are said to have been taken back to the police station where they were reportedly beaten again. A police officer is reported to have broken one of Webson’s teeth. A police officer allegedly pointed a gun at A.R.S.’s head and threatened him with death. The case is said to be under investigation by the Office of the Public Prosecutor in Conceição do Araguaia. 136. Paulo Dantas Leal and another man were allegedly arrested on 26 December 1997 in Redenção by military police officers for driving a stolen vehicle. They were reportedly taken to the 7th military police battalion and to the local civil police station. According to the information received, Paulo Dantas Leal was taken to a room and beaten for almost two hours, as