Brazilian Federal Police
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Federal Police Department Departamento de Polícia Federal |
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Common name | Federal Police |
Abbreviation | DPF |
Stylised patch of the Polícia Federal | |
Agency Overview | |
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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 |
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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).
[edit] See also
- Brazilian Federal Highway Police
- Military Police of Brazilian States
- Policing in Brazil
- Civil Police of Brazilian States
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