| Federal Railroad Police Polícia Ferroviária Federal |
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| Common name | Federal Railroad Police |
| Abbreviation | PFF |
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| Formed | 1852 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Federal agency | Brazil |
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| Specialist jurisdiction | Railways, tramways, and-or rail transit systems. |
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| Headquarters | Brasília, Brazil |
| Sworn members | 780 |
The Brazilian Federal Railroad Police (US English) or Federal Railway Police (British English) (Portuguese: Polícia Ferroviária Federal) is a police agency founded in 1852 which is responsible for patrols and security on federal railways in Brazil.
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This agency was created in 1852, by decree of the emperor Dom Pedro II to protect all riches that were carried on iron rails. Today it is the smallest federal police agency in Brazil with only 780 agents. In practice the Federal Railroad Police are nonexistent, and the railroads are controlled by private enterprises. There are some proposals in the Brazilian Senate to reactivate this police agency, as it is considered important to national security.
The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 brings in its article 144, paragraph 3º, a text where it mentions and it regularizes the presence of this institution: § 3º - the federal railway police, permanent agency, organized and maintained by the Union and structured in career, is intended, in the law format, to the ostensible patrolling of the federal railroads.[1]
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