page_title: Military Police of São Paulo State
hierarchical_section_title: Military Police of São Paulo State
caption_attribution_description: Formação da Policia Militar de São Paulo
context_page_description: The Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo is a law enforcement agency of the military kind in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the largest state police force in the country, with over 100,000 personnel in its ranks, distributed across several battalions all over the state as well as within the Greater São Paulo region which itself comprises 40 cities and towns.
  Despite being called "Military Police", it should not be confused with the Military Police for the Armed Forces, which are the Army Police, the Air Force Police and the Police Company of the Naval Battalion. Its role is rather more similar to the state defense forces and National Guard in the United States.
  The first militarized police in Portugal was the Royal Police Guard of Lisbon, established in 1801, which followed the model of the National Gendarmerie of France, created in 1791.
  In Brazil, State Military Police Officers are considered military personnel by the Brazilian constitution, however, they perform police duties among civilian populations. They are also reserve forces of the Brazilian Army.
context_section_description: The Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Military Police) is a law enforcement agency (Military Police (Brazil)) of the military kind in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the largest state police force in the country, with over 100,000 personnel in its ranks, distributed across several battalions all over the state as well as within the Greater São Paulo region (Grande São Paulo) which itself comprises 40 cities and towns.
  Despite being called "Military Police", it should not be confused with the Military Police for the Armed Forces, which are the Army Police (Brazil) (Polícia do Exército), the Air Force Police (Polícia da Aeronáutica) and the Police Company of the Naval Battalion (Companhia de Polícia do Batalhão Naval). Its role is rather more similar to the state defense forces and National Guard in the United States.
  The first militarized police in Portugal (when Brazil was still a colony) was the Royal Police Guard of Lisbon (Portuguese: Guarda Real de Polícia de Lisboa), established in 1801, which followed the model of the National Gendarmerie (French: Gendarmerie Nationale) of France, created in 1791.
  In Brazil, State Military Police Officers are considered military personnel by the Brazilian constitution, however, they perform police duties among civilian populations. They are also reserve forces of the Brazilian Army.
  Under the United Nations, in cooperation with the Brazilian Army, the Military Police of São Paulo State has served in Angola, Mozambique, East-Timor, Sudan, and Haiti.
caption: Graduation of Lieutenants at the Barro Branco Military Academy, of the Military Police of the São Paulo State.
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