Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State information
Military police force of the state of Rio de Janeiro
Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Blazon of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Flag of Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Badge of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Abbreviation
PMERJ
Motto
To serve and protect Servir e proteger
Agency overview
Formed
May 13, 1809
Employees
45,000 (2018)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency
Brazil
Operations jurisdiction
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Map of police jurisdiction.
Size
43.696054 km2 (16.871141 sq mi)
Population
16,010,429 (2009)
Constituting instrument
Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil[1]
General nature
Federal law enforcement
Gendarmerie
Operational structure
Headquarters
City of Rio de Janeiro
Website
www.policiamilitar.rj.gov.br portuguese
The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (Portuguese: Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) (PMERJ) like other military polices in Brazil is a reserve and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection.[2] Its members are called "state military" personnel.[3]
The primary mission of PMERJ is ostensively preventive policing for the maintenance of public order in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Under the United Nations, in cooperation with the Brazilian Army, the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State has served in Angola, Mozambique, East-Timor, Sudan, and Haiti.
^Constitution of Brazil
^"Brazilian Laws - the Federal Constitution - Defense of State and Democratic Institutions". www.v-brazil.com.
^"Brazilian Laws - the Federal Constitution - The Organization of State". www.v-brazil.com.
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