Polícia Federal - Institucional (2017)

It all starts here in Brasília, at the National Police Academy. Installed in an 800-thousand-square-meter complex, it is recognized as one of the best police academies in the world. Training of new agents This large school aims at training and qualifying public security officials to discharge their duties with excellence.

Men and women from all places of Brazil get here with a dream in common: becoming a federal police officer. Future federal police officers have to go through several stages of training. Physical and intellectual preparation.

Mastering techniques and equipment. Study of modern investigation methods. After being trained, the federal police officer leaves the academy with the commitment to act according to the ethical principles and values of public administration.

THE FEDERAL POLICE IN BRAZIL After graduation, federal police officers will be qualified to act in one of the more than one hundred Federal Police stations throughout Brazil. In addition to the central bodies in Brasília, the Federal Police is present in all federative units, from regional superintendent’s offices in all capital cities to police stations, bases, and posts in more remote locations. FIGHT AGAINST SMUGGLING, DRUG AND ARMS TRAFFICKING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES Whether through air, land, or water, the Federal Police is responsible for controlling the entry and exit of people and goods.

At the triple frontier between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, the intense patrolling by the Brazilian Federal Police plays a key role in the reduction of smuggling and entry of illegal arms and drugs in the country. This also happens in the far west of the Amazon, where the Federal Police keeps the station called Anzol, a vessel controlling every entry through the Solimões river. In the fight against drug trafficking, the Federal Police gets to the bottom of the problem with weed eradication operations in the backlands of the Northeast of Brazil.

The Federal Police carries out such operations several times a year in order to locate and destroy illegal crops of the drug. Another activity of the Federal Police with a major impact in the country is the fight against environmental crimes, with repression to deforesting and illegal exploitation of mineral resources, including in indigenous lands. MAJOR OPERATIONS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION, QUALITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY , AND TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT Over the last few years, the Federal Police has also been standing out for the fight against corruption and misappropriation of public funds.

Major Federal Police operations, some of which were divided into stages, allowed billions of Reais to return to public coffers. To reach this level, the Federal Police has been investing more and more in qualification of people and acquisition and development of technologies. Using advanced investigation techniques and employing a team of scientists and researchers from several fields of knowledge are important tools to achieve success and high performance in the solution of such investigations.

With Increasingly accelerated progress of information technology, the number of cybercrimes has increased. The Federal Police is ready to fight them. BIG EVENTS, FEDERAL SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS, INTERPOL, AND IMMIGRATION Brazil is internationally recognized for successfully hosting big events, such as the World Cup and the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Federal Police played an essential role in the strategic planning of such events, which contributed to the success of the games security. This was possible thanks to the intense training of Federal special law enforcement units to face any type of threat and prevent risk situations and incidents. During these events, a large number of foreign high-level officials visited the country.

Their individual safety and protection are also duties of the Federal Police. Every foreigner entering Brazil is inspected by the Federal Police at the several immigration stations. Data from international flight passengers are verified and cross-checked with Interpol’s database, represented by the Federal Police in Brazil.

The Federal Police can also read fingerprints in less than two seconds and verify if someone is using a false document. CITIZEN SERVICES The Federal Police also provides services directly to the population, such as the issuance of passports. Other duty of the Federal Police is the supervision of cash-in-transit and private security companies.

It is also responsible for approving the security plans of thousands of bank branches. Another responsibility of the Federal Police is to control gun registrations and carry permits. But the Brazilian Federal Police is not only made of modern equipment and major operations.

Our main assets are our members. A team of honorable, trained officials and support members who leave their houses every single day with perseverance, commitment, and dedication to a goal in common: promoting the welfare of all Brazilians. That is the reason why Brazilians are proud of the Federal Police.