Military Police of Goiás State

Military Police of Goiás State
Polícia Militar do Estado de Goiás
Abbreviation PMGO

Badge of the Military Police of Goiás State
Agency overview
Formed July 28, 1858
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Goias, Brazil
Map of police jurisdiction.
Size Total 340,086 km2
(131,308 sq mi)
Population 5.926.300 (2009)
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Goiânia
Website
Official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Military Police of Goiás State are the preventive police force of the state of Goiás. In Brazil, Military Police are reserve and ancillary forces of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection.[1] Its members are called "State Military" person.[2]

Organization

The Military Police of Goiás State is formed by battalions, companies, and platoons. The battalions (Portuguese: Batalhão de Polícia Militar - BPM) and independent companies (Portuguese: Companhia Independente de Polícia Militar - CIPM) are organized into Regional Commands (Portuguese: Comandos Regionais de Polícia Militar - CRPM). These Commands are in major urban centers, and their battalions and companies are distributed according to population density in cities.

Regional commands of Military Police

1st CRPM - Goiânia

2nd CRPM - Aparecida de Goiânia

3rd CRPM - Anápolis

4th CRPM - Goiás

5th CRPM - Luziânia

6th CRPM - Itumbiara

7th CRPM - Iporá

8th CRPM - Rio Verde

9th CRPM - Catalão

10th CRPM - Ceres

11th CRPM - Formosa

12th CRPM - Porangatu

13th CRPM - Posse

14th CRPM - Jataí

Special Units

References

  1. ↑ Article 144 of Constitution of Brazil.
  2. ↑ Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil.

See also


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