Federal Police of Brazil Polícia Federal
Polícia Federal emblem
Polícia Federal flag
Common name	Federal Police
Abbreviation	PF
Agency overview
Formed	28 March 1944; 81 years ago (1944-03-28)
Employees	17,658 (2023)
Annual budget	R$ 8.7 billion (2023)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Brazil
Operations jurisdiction	Brazil
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Setor de Autarquias Sul, Quadra 6,Brasília,Distrito Federal,Brazil
Agency executive	Andrei Rodrigues, Director-General
Parent agency	Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Units	15 - Tactical Operations Command (COT) - Police Intelligence Direction (DIP) - Operational Aircraft Coordination (CAOP) - Bomb Disposal Unit - Cyber-Crime Repression Service - National System of Firearms (SINARM) - Immigration Police Coordination (CGPI) - Public Resources Deviation Repression Service (SRDP) - Witness Protection Program (DDH) - National Police Academy (ANP) - National Criminalistics Institute (INC) - National Identification Institute (INI) - Immigration Police Unit (CGPI) - Maritime Police Unit (NEPOM) - Technical-Scientific Unit (DITEC)
Website
gov.br/pf

TheFederal Police of Brazil (Portuguese:Polícia Federal do Brasil) orDepartment of Federal Police (Portuguese:Departamento de Polícia Federal) is afederallaw enforcement agency of Brazil and one of the most well-known nationwide police forces of theexecutive branch of Brazil. There are alsoFederal Highway Police andPolícia Penal Federal (Federal Prisons Police) and the polices of the capital,Brasília, Federal District, which is also organized and maintained from the federal government. In addition, Brazil has more federals polices from another powers, like the Institutional Polices from the Congress (Polícia Legislativa Federal), Federal Prosecutor’s Office Police (Polícia do MPU) and Judicial Police of the Federal Judiciary. From 1944 to 1967 it was called the Federal Public Safety Department (Portuguese:Departamento Federal de Segurança Pública).

The Federal Police Department is responsible for combating crimes againstfederal institutions, internationaldrug trafficking,terrorism,cyber-crime,organized crime, public corruption,white-collar crime,money laundering,immigration,border control,airport security andmaritime policing. It is subordinate to theMinistry of Justice and Public Security.

The DPF's mandate was established in the first paragraph of the Article 144 of theBrazilian Constitution, which assigns it the following roles:^[1][2]

1. To investigate criminal offenses against political and social order, or against goods, services and interests of Brazilian federal government, its organs and companies, as well as interstate and international crime in a need of uniform repression in Brazil;
2. To prevent and repress smuggling and drug trafficking;
3. To be Brazil's maritime police, air transport enforcement agency, immigration agency and border patrol;
4. To combat federal and interstate crime.

Other federal statutes give the Federal Police the authority and responsibility to:

• Prevent and combat terrorism;
• Ensure the safety of foreign heads of state and heads of international organizations when visiting Brazil;
• Investigate cyber crime;^[3]
• Represent the International Police (Interpol) in Brazil;
• Prevent and repress crime against indigenous people;
• Investigate and repress public corruption and white-collar crime;^[4]
• Investigate and repress organized crime
• Regulate, via licensing, the sale, possession, and transportation of firearms and ammunition by civilian people in Brazil;^[5]
• Prevent crimes against the environment.
• Manage the national database of criminal's genetic profiles;^[6]
• Prevent and process the violation of human rights and civil rights;^[7]
• Investigate and repress money laundering;
• Assist the other Brazilian's police on investigations, when requested
• Run awitness protection program

On 28 March 1944, the Police Department of the Federal District in Rio de Janeiro was transformed into the"Departamento Federal de Segurança Pública" (Federal Department of Public Safety), or DFSP. The aim was to create a police with jurisdiction in the whole country, not just in its original state. Despite its name change, initially the DFSP only served in theFederal District, but acted at the national level as the maritime police.

In the first half of 1946, the DFSP was given national jurisdiction, especially in cases of the illegalnarcotics trade and crimes againstpublic faith, and in the interest of national finance. However, a new constitution drafted on September 18 gave states the power to meet their needs of government and administration.

When the federal capital moved in 1960, the DFSP moved to Brasília, providingGuanabara State with their public security services and personnel. Due to a shortage of staff, the DFSP had to be restructured, merging its staff with another local security agency from Brasilia, called theSpecial Guard of Brasilia (GEB). Afterwards, the DFSP improved its structure to mimic the model of the United StatesFBI and police forces in England and Canada, as well as to expand operations throughout the whole Brazilian territory. Also in 1967, the new Brazilian Constitution changed the agency name toDepartamento de Policia Federal (Department of Federal Police) through art.210 of Decree-Law No. 200 of February 25, 1967.^[8] As a federal investigation agency, the idea after the 1960s was to mold the Federal Police into the shape and effectiveness of the American FBI. In 1996, all positions in the Federal Police came to require a bachelor's degree.

With an area of expertise that covers all national territory, the Federal Police adopts a structure similar to that of the stateCivil Police forces throughout the country, but with an administrative structure that allows planning, coordination and centralized control with decentralized execution. Integration with the other federal and state government agencies on a routine basis occur through formal requests, but eventually there is a high level of coordination.TheDirector-General provides accounting and technical support agencies in Brasília, entrusted with the tasks of planning, coordination and control.

For the operational activities, the PF has 27 regional superintendents (the office in a state capital), 95 Federal Police offices (calledDelegacias), 12 border outposts, 12 maritime (or riverine) bases and 2 bases on inland waterways.

The Federal Police Commissioners command investigations, request search and arrest warrants, decide on the arrest of a criminal etc. The field investigations and operational services are performed by the Federal Agents (Agentes de Polícia Federal). The agency also has Forensic specialists (Peritos Criminais Federais), Notary Agents (Escrivães de Polícia Federal) and fingerprints specialists (Papiloscopistas Policiais Federais). A bachelor's degree is required for candidates to apply for any position in Federal Police. Commissioners must have a law degree and also at least three years of legal practice. No previous police experience is required for any jobs. Candidates applying for a position as Federal Agent, Notary Agent and Fingerprints specialist, are required to have a bachelor's degree in any area. Candidates applying for Forensics specialists should have specific degrees, depending on their area of expertise, such as Civil Engineering, Veterinary, Accounting and Chemistry degrees.

Admission tests for the Federal Police have one of the highest candidates per spot ratio in the country.

TheComando de Operações Táticas (COT; English: Tactical Operations Command) of the Federal Police was created in 1987 by the Ministry of Justice through the Federal Police Department – DPF with a mission of responding to terrorist attacks inside the country. To do so, its members were trained in technical and tactical units of the Special Armed Forces in Brazil and abroad – in special units in the U.S., France and Germany (especially byGSG 9). Today, this elite force for armed action plays a large range of operations.

Throughout its existence, the COT has participated in several high risk missions such as drug seizures in the country, expropriation actions, rural conflicts, VIP security, dismantling of criminal organizations, and is commonly used to escort high risk prisoners.

To belong to the COT the applicant must be in the ranks of the Federal Police. The training involving tactical and physical disciplines are practiced with the same intensity of the Training Course of the National Police Academy – ANP, including training by other specialized forces in the country, such asRio de Janeiro's Military Police elite group calledBatalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE) specialized in urban operations.

The headquarters of the COT is in Brasília, in an area of 40 thousand square meters, located in Police Sector South, from where they send operators for missions throughout the country.

The Special Center of Maritime Police (Núcleo Especial de Polícia Marítima – NEPOM) was created in twelve Brazilian cities in response to the high rate of crime in Brazilian ports, as well as the need to ostensibly patrol to prevent the occurrence of criminal offenses in Amazonian rivers and Brazilian borders (especiallyItaipu Lake on the Brazil-Paraguay border). The maritime policing has the latest equipment, recently acquired by the Brazilian government in order to meet the country to the ISPS Code standards (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code).^[9] In addition to the routine patrolling, surveillance is carried out in the international traffic in dozens of ships docking and undocking in major Brazilian ports. Agents of action is also taken around the clandestine coming on board vessels. The Nepom the police receive special training in the Navy of Brazil, and is enabled in the category of Crew of State vessel.

The CAOP (Coordenação de Aviação Operacional – Aviation Operational Coordination) is a unit of federal police agents, responsible for transporting policeman to anywhere in the country, besides the air support operations to the Federal Police.

Was established in 1986, because the demand for transportation to any place, quickly, and the need for air support in the actions and tactics without having to depend on the Armed Forces.

In 1995 the corporation had the name of advising operational issues when he received three aircraft, two Bell 412s and an HB-350 Squirrel. Already in 1996 the Office became the Division of Aviation Operations. In the year 1999 the unit won these assignments and in 2001 finally received the current designation of the CAOP.

The unit is divided into two squadrons, one fixed-wing and the other rotorcraft.

Its current fleet includes:

Photo	Aircraft	Quantity	Comments
	Airbus AS350 B2 Squirrel	3
	Airbus AS355 N Squirrel	2
	Bell 412	2
	AgustaWestland AW139	2
	Embraer ERJ-145	2	PR-DPF & PR-PFN
	Embraer ERJ-175	2[10]	PS-DPF & PS-CAV ex Flybe Leasing
	Cessna C-208B Grand Caravan	2
	Beech King Air 350i	1
	IAI Heron	3

Model	Type	Origin
Glock 17	Semi-automatic pistol	Austria
Glock 19
Glock 26
Heckler & Koch MP5	Submachine gun	Germany
Colt M4A1	Assault rifle	United States
HK G36K		Germany
HK416
SG 550		Switzerland
HK417	Battle rifle	Germany
Blaser R93 Tactical	Sniper rifle
FN MAG	Machine gun	Belgium

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Photo
Sherpa Light	France	Armored vehicle	3
STREIT Scorpion	United Arab Emirates/ Canada	Armored vehicle	8

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  Troller PF
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  Truck PF
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  Nissan Xterra
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  Nissan Frontier
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  Mitsubishi L200
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  Renault Mégane
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  Mitsubishi Pajero
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  Toyota Corolla
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  Mercedes-Benz Vario
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  Hyundai Tucson
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  Sherpa Light
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  Ford Focus
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  Chevrolet Blazer
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  BJ2022
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  Two Federal Police patrol boats alongside the Brazilian Naval shipJúlio de Noronha
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  Lamborghini Gallardo^[11]
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  BMW i8 inTocantins^[12]

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• Military Police of Brazilian States
• Military Police of São Paulo State
• Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
• Law enforcement in Brazil
• Federal Highway Police (Brazil)
• Civil Police of Brazilian States
• Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE)
• Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State

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