United Nations CAT/OP/BRA/1/Add.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 18 February 2013 Original: English Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Report on the visit of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to Brazil Addendum Replies of Brazil to the recommendations and request for information made by the Subcommittee*** Contents Paragraphs Page I.Introduction1–123 II.The Brazilian prison system13-304 A.Institutional structure13-264 B.General data27-307 III.Social educative system31-427 A.Institutional structure31-367 B.General data37-429 IV.Policies43-15110 A.Infrastructure43-5010 B.Management improvement and modernization51-8312 C.Education84-9318 D.Work94-9619 E.Health97-11819 F.Comments on the observations of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture119-12223 G.Justice and public security system123-13023 H.Measures to improve the social-educative system131-14125 I.Treatment of drug addiction142-15128 V.Policies on preventing and combatting torture152-19130 A.Plan of integrated actions for preventing and combating torture in Brazil156-16231 B.Mechanism for preventing and combating torture163-16932 C.The National Human Rights Ombudsman Office170-17634 D.Mechanism for combating torture and ill-treatment in the socio-educative system177-18135 E.Other actions by the Ministry of Justice182-19136 VI.Reference to the recommendations of the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture 19237

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