Polícia de Segurança Pública

Public Security Police
Polícia de Segurança Pública
Abbreviation PSP
Logo of the Public Security Police.
Motto Pela ordem e pela pátria
For the order and for the fatherland
Agency overview
Formed 1927
Preceding agency Polícia Cívica
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Portugal
Primary governing body Government of Portugal
Secondary governing body Ministry of Interior (Portugal)
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Lisbon
Website
www.psp.pt

The Polícia de Segurança Pública - PSP (Public Security Police) is the Portuguese police force that works in large urban areas. Rural towns and areas are under the protection of the Portuguese Republican National Guard. The PSP includes a Grupo de Operações Especiais (Special Operations Group).

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