She also said she was handcuffed to the bars of her detention cell. However, she stated that, while gender equality is a constitutional requirement in her nation, it is not a reality. This system, along with the forceful interpretation of the law, denies her the same freedom and forces her to give it up. Ms. Werner reported that she chose to take her top off while walking her dogs home from the beach.
After being accosted by many police officers, she was hauled into prison, transferred in a car, and given a shirt to disguise her breasts at the police station. The model also alleged that police had violated her right to due process by preventing her from communicating with friends or legal counsel. Ms. Werner expressed her amazement at being jailed in Brazil for being nude in public, noting that she had never had any problems doing so on prior visits throughout the world.
