| Federal Police Department Departamento de Polícia Federal |
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| Common name | Federal Police |
| Abbreviation | DPF or PF |
| Stylised patch of the Polícia Federal | |
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| Formed | November 16, 1964 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Federal agency | Brazil |
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| Headquarters | SAS Quadra 6, Brasília, Brazil |
| Agency executive | Luiz Fernando Corrêa, Diretor Geral |
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| http://www.dpf.gov.br/ | |
The Polícia Federal (in English: Federal Police) is the federal police force of Brazil subordinate to the Ministry of Justice, 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 (including airports and water police).
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In March 1944, the former capital of the Republic, Rio de Janeiro, the police of the Federal District was transformed into the Federal Department of Public Safety ("Departamento Federal de Segurança Pública", in Portuguese, or simply DFSP). Despite its name change the DFSP only served in the Federal District, but acted at the national level only at the maritime police, and air borders.
In the first half of 1946 the DFSP mission was extended to the whole country, especially in some cases, such as the illegal trade of narcotics and crimes against public faith, when the interest of National Finance. However, IAW the new 18 September Constitution, the states have given powers to meet their needs of government and administration, is considered a kind of limited autonomy that the existence of a security with national performance.
With the move of the Federal Capital in 1960, the DFSP moved to Brasilia, also providing the state of Guanabara their public security services, and much of its effective. Due to the shortage of staff, the DFSP had to be restructured, following the model police in England, the United States and Canada and will have, effectively, tasks throughout the Brazilian territory from 16/11/64, day edition of the Law No. 4483 and up to date now celebrated as its largest. Also in 1967, the DFSP changed its name to the Department of Federal Police - DPF through art.210 of Decree-Law No. 200 of 25/02/67.[1]
With an area of expertise that covers all national territory, the Federal Police Department has a modern and functional structure that enables planning, coordination and centralized control and decentralized execution. Its current structure allows for excellent performance, and encourages integration with the various federal government agencies.
The Director-General provides accounting and technical support agencies in Brasilia, entrusted with the tasks of planning, coordination and control.
For the operational activities, the DPF has 27 regional superintendents, 54 Federal Police Delegations called Delegacias, 12 outposts, 02 maritime bases and 02 bases inland waterways.
The COT (Comando de Operações Táticas) of the Departamento de Polícia Federal - was created in 1987 by the Ministry of Justice through the Federal Police Department - DPF with a mission of responding to terrorist attacks inside the country. To do so, its members were trained in technical and tactical units of the Special Armed Forces in Brazil and abroad - in special units in the U.S. , France and Germany (especially by GSG-9). Today, this elite force for armed action plays a large range of operations.
Throughout its existence, the COT has participated in several rescues of hostages for hijacking aircraft and many other missions at risk, such as drug seizure in the country, tons by the way, expropriation actions, rural conflicts, VIP security, and also dismantling criminal organizations.
To belong to the COT you must be a Police Officer or Police Chief. The occupants of the offices of Registrar and Papiloscopista from outside the COT because of the lack of servers working in these posts. The training involving tactical and physical disciplines are practiced with the same intensity for all positions in the Training Course of the National Police Academy - ANP.
The headquarters of the COT is in Brasilia, in an area of 40 thousand square meters, located in Police Sector South, which sends players on missions to Brazil.
The CAOP (Aviation Operations Coordinator) is a unit of federal police agents responsible for transportation to anywhere in the country, besides the air support operations to the Federal Police.
Was established in 1986 , because the demand for transportation to any place, quickly, and the need for air support in the actions and tactics without having to depend on the Armed Forces.
In 1995 the corporation had the name of advising operational issues when he received three aircraft, two Bell 412 and an HB-350 Squirrel. Already in 1996 the Office became the Division of Aviation Operations. In the year 1999 the unit won these assignments and in 2001 finally received the current designation of CAOP.
It is planned that by 2011, is built a second basis for CAOP. The base will be installed in the Amazon, and for that he is in the process of acquiring two Bell 412 and a Cessna Caravan 208B.
The unit is divided into two squadrons, one fixed-wing and the other rotorcraft.
Its current fleet includes:
| Aircraft | Quantity | Comments |
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| Helibras AS.350B2 Esquilo | 02 | |
| Helibras AS.355N Esquilo | 02 | |
| Bell 412 | 02 | 2 More of this model in the procurement process |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | 02 | One of operates in conjunction with the National Public Security Force |
| Cessna Caravan 208B | 02 | Another is planned to be purchased. |
| Neiva NE-821 Carajá | 01 | |
| Beech King Air | 01 | |
| IAI Heron | 02 | 15 in order |
The Federal Police Department issues all agents graduating from the National Police Academy a Glock 17 or Glock 19 or Glock 26 according to the agent's preference. Other equipment include the recent acquired G36K and the H&K MG4
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress Country Studies.
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