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The Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Military Police) is a military law enforcement agency of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the largest state police force in the country, with over 100,000 personnel in its ranks, in several battalions throughout the state as well as within the Greater São Paulo region (Grande ...
Military Police [a] are the uniformed preventive state police of the states and of the Federal District of Brazil.The Military Police units are the main ostensive police force at the state level and are responsible for policing and maintaining the public order.
Police car of ROTA a special force of the Military Police of São Paulo (PMESP) There are three types of state police institutions: the Military Police/Military Firefighters Corps, the Civil Police and the State Penal Police. The Military Police and Fire Brigade are charged with maintaining order. Military police patrols the streets and ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Police in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nine people in a raid on Wednesday, in the latest example of deadly violence by Brazil's security officials after 16 people died ...
The death toll from an ongoing raid in Sao Paulo state has climbed to 14, as law enforcement agents sought to strike at the people they blame for killing an elite squad officer last week. Sao ...
The Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais (Portuguese for Special Tactical Actions Group), mostly known by its acronym GATE, is a hostage rescue, bomb disposal and Counter-terrorism unit of the Military Police of São Paulo State in Brazil. It is made up of the 4th, 5th and 6th Companies of the 4th Shock Police Battalion. It's operators are tier ...
The 1st Shock Police Battalion "Tobias de Aguiar" traces its origins to the 1st Caçador Battalion of São Paulo's Public Force, a battalion known for having participated in several historical conflicts such as the Naval Revolt, Federalist Revolution and Canudos War, as well as the São Paulo Revolt of 1924 and Constitutionalist Revolution. [5]
Tobias de Aguiar Ostensive Patrols (ROTA) – An elite ostensive patrol battalion and quick reaction force of the Military Police of São Paulo State. Group of Special Tactical Actions (GATE) – A special operation Forces of the Military Police of São Paulo State tasked with hostage rescue operations And Counter-Terrorism. [24]