Brazilian Federal Police

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Federal Police Department
Departamento de Polícia Federal
Common name Federal Police
Abbreviation DPF
Stylised patch of the Polícia Federal
Agency Overview
Formed November 16, 1964
Legal personality Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Federal agency Brazil
General nature
Operational Structure
Headquarters SAS Quadra 6, Brasília, Brazil
Agency executive Luiz Fernando Corrêa, Diretor Geral
Child agency Brazilian Federal Highway Police
Major units
Website
http://www.dpf.gov.br/

The Polícia Federal (in English: Brazilian Federal Police) is the federal police force of Brazil, whose main assignments are the investigations of crimes against the Federal Government or its organs and companies, the combat of international drug trafficking and terrorism, and immigration and border control police (includes airport and water police).

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