Military Police of Paraná State

Military Police of Paraná State
Polícia Militar do Paraná
Abbreviation PMPR
Badge of the Military Police of Paraná State.
Flag of the Military Police of Paraná State.
Motto Your protection is our commitment.
Sua proteção é nosso compromisso.
Agency overview
Formed 10 August 1854.[1]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Paraná, Brazil
Map of police jurisdiction.
Size 199,314.9 km² (76,955.9 sp mi)
Population 10,387,378 (2006)
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Curitiba
Website
Official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Military Police are reserve and ancillary forces of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection.[2] Its members are called Military's States.[3]
The primary mission of PMPR is the ostensible and preventive policing for the maintenance of public order in the State of Paraná.

History

The Military Police of Paraná was created as a unit of Skirmishers on August 10, 1854, under the name of the Police Force, like a military company. This origin is due to military necessity of the Empire of Brazil in reinforcing the troops of the Army in emergency situations. With the Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil has adopted a Constitution based on the United States where the states have a large autonomy. With that the police have become small regional armies.

The history of PMPR shows an honorable participation in the events that marked Brazilian national life at that time.

This dangerous situation for the national unity remained until the end of the World War II, with the deposition of the dictatorial government of Getúlio Vargas. It was only from 1946 that the military police who have purchased the configuration now, a kind of gendarmerie which is subject to the States.

Historic Designations

Organization

The PMPR is operationally organized into battalions, companies, and platoons; and administratively, in departments. The battalions are based in major urban centers, and their companies and platoons are distributed according to population density in cities.
The Military Police of Paraná is present in all cities of the State.

Battalions of Military Police

Vehicle for transport of prisoners - 1909.
Firefighters Officers - 1923.
Parade of Independence of Brazil - 1938.
School Patrol - 2008.
Air Groupment of Police and Rescue - 2011.

Special Units

Administrative Commands

Firefighters Corps

The Corps of Firefighters of Paraná was created in 1912.[4] The Corporation is militarized like the Paris Fire Brigade (France), and is subject to the structure of PMPR. One groupment is equivalent to a battalion, and a subgroupment is equivalent to a company. The groupments and subgroupments are based in major urban centers. In the smaller towns, fire fighting is carried out by small detachment of volunteer firefighters.

Standard-bearer.

Fire apparatus

Uniforms

From 1854 until the early years of the Republic, the PMPR used the dark blue in their uniforms. In 1912[5] was adopted the khaki color, which by tradition is still in use today. The firefighters wear the same uniforms of the Military Police, just adding their badges and insignias.

Full dress uniforms

Battledress uniforms

Ranks

The PMPR has the same hierarchical classification[6] of the Brazilian Army, with another type of insignias.[7]

Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain First
Lieutenant		 Second
Lieutenant		 Aspirant Sub-Lieutenant
First
Sergeant		 Second
Sergeant		 Third
Sergeant		 Corporal Private of
First Class

See also

Mounted police of PMPR - 2010.

References

  1. ↑ Law 07, August 10, 1854.
  2. ↑ Article 144 of Constitution of Brazil.
  3. ↑ Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil.
  4. ↑ Law 1.133, March 23, 1912.
  5. ↑ Decree 774, August 31, 1912.
  6. ↑ Ordinance of the Ministry of the Army 340, October 4, 1971.
  7. ↑ Decree 3,568, March 02, 2001.

Sources

External links

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