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ROTAM (Rondas
Ostensivas Táticas Metropolitanas - Metropolitan Ostensive Tactics Patrol); Tático Móvel (Mobile Tactical Police); ROCCA (Rondas Ostensivas Com Cães - Ostensive Patrol With Dogs); GEPAR (Grupo Especializado de Policiamento em Áreas de Risco - Specialized Policing Group in Risk Areas);
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obligation to maintain the public peace, along with the power to independently plan and carry out civilian policing. The concept of "police authority" was also interpreted as substantially different from previous practice. In 1988, the
Constituents of the Republic established a Public Safety System
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Originally formed in 1775 entirely from local volunteers, the force would eventually integrate military discipline and training while also adjusting its methods and organization to match changes in
Brazilian law. A storied unit, the PMMG has counted several notable Brazilians in its ranks over the
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The PMMG's primary mission is to deter and control crime throughout the state, often by patrolling streets or public facilities in cities, such as schools. However, it is also responsible for monitoring the open lands, forests, rivers, and highways of Minas Gerais, and will even carry out
313:. By Article 144 of the Constitution, each agency retained its independence and structure, but with both more cooperation and checks on power. This reform was intended to help all agencies better fight crime while protecting citizens from abuses and rights violations.
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themselves. The people of Minas Gerais wanted a capable and loyal force to maintain order and punish wrongdoers, but not a heavy-handed unit focused on imposing
Portuguese regulations. As a result, on June 9, 1775 the governor,
269:, who would be more passionate about protecting their own neighbors and lands. These new officers would also receive regular salaries from the treasury, in order to discourage taking
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and mine for gold. From the beginning of its existence, the regiment would engage in both normal police actions, like catching criminals, and military actions like putting down
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In the years since, legal and political changes have adjusted the powers and resources of the PMMG. Decree-Law 667 and its later amendments would give the PMMG the
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CHOQUE (Batalhão de Polícia de
Eventos - Riot Police Battalion); BOPE (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais - Battalion of Special Police Operations).
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on the newfound mineral wealth as stopping the lawlessness, Governor
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378:"Memória e Patrimônio Histórico-Cultural da Polícia Militar"
356:(1896–1932), also served in the PMMG, reaching the rank of
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380:(in Portuguese). Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais. 2024
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334:(1902–1976) was a medical doctor and
289:. With the help of Robert Drexler, a
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142:Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais
455:National Public Security Force
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287:establishment of the Republic
158:organization in the state of
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36:Minas Gerais Military Police
18:Minas Gerais Military Police
330:Brazilian former president
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354:Fulgêncio de Sousa Santos
183:missions, referred to as
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56:Nossa profissão, sua vida
317:Special and elite forces
174:Mission and organization
156:military law-enforcement
74:Jurisdictional structure
450:Federal Railroad Police
352:The hero of the troop,
326:Notable former officers
236:Pedro Miguel de Almeida
79:Operations jurisdiction
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27:Brazilian state police
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54:"Our duty, your life"
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43:Abbreviation
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255:prospectors
215:Vale do Aço
164:gendarmerie
111:Gendarmerie
961:Categories
870:Pernambuco
720:Pernambuco
572:Pernambuco
384:2024-02-01
364:References
299:Swiss Army
253:to become
195:battalions
920:Tocantins
910:São Paulo
770:Tocantins
760:São Paulo
622:Tocantins
612:São Paulo
240:companies
224:gold rush
929:See also
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835:Maranhão
810:Amazonas
745:Rondônia
685:Maranhão
655:Amazonas
597:Rondônia
537:Maranhão
507:Amazonas
311:agencies
285:and the
267:mineiros
251:deserted
244:dragoons
915:Sergipe
900:Roraima
860:Paraíba
800:Alagoas
765:Sergipe
750:Roraima
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602:Roraima
562:Paraíba
497:Alagoas
433:Federal
358:colonel
340:captain
297:in the
295:colonel
201:History
170:years.
135:Website
865:Paraná
783:Local
715:Paraná
567:Paraná
271:bribes
84:Brazil
66:Formed
875:Piauí
830:Goiás
820:Ceará
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532:Goiás
517:Ceará
512:Bahia
502:Amapá
476:State
338:as a
232:taxes
51:Motto
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795:Acre
705:Pará
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