page_title: Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
section_title: Commands and Battalions of Military Police
hierarchical_section_title: Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State / Campaigns against crime and shootings / Commands and Battalions of Military Police
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Протест против чемпионата мира в Копакабана (2014-06-12).English: Protest against the World Cup in Copacabana (2014-06-12).Português: Protesto contra a Copa do Mundo em Copacabana (2014-06-12).
context_page_description: The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State like other military polices in Brazil is a reserve and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection. Its members are called "State Military" personnel.
  The primary mission of PMERJ is ostensively preventive policing for the maintenance of public order in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
  Under the United Nations, in cooperation with the Brazilian Army, the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State has served in Angola, Mozambique, East-Timor, Sudan, and Haiti.
context_section_description: These are the Policing Area Commands and their respective battalions. Cities and neighborhoods indicate the location of their headquarters.
  1st Policing Area Command – city of Rio de Janeiro
  1st Battalion – Estácio
  2nd Battalion – Botafogo
  3rd Battalion – Méier
  4th Battalion – São Cristovão
  5th Battalion – Saúde
  6th Battalion – Tijuca
  13th Battalion – Downtown
  16th Battalion – Olaria
  17th Battalion – Ilha do Governador
  19th Battalion – Copacabana
  22nd Battalion – Maré
  23rd Battalion – Leblon
  1st Independent Company (Governor's Palace Guard) – Laranjeiras
  2nd Policing Area Command – city of Rio de Janeiro
  9th Battalion – Rocha Miranda
  14th Battalion – Bangu
  18th Battalion – Jacarepaguá
  27th Battalion – Santa Cruz
  31st Battalion – Barra da Tijuca
  40th Battalion – Campo Grande
  41st Battalion – Irajá
  3rd Policing Area Command – city of Mesquita
  15th Battalion – city of Duque de Caxias
  20th Battalion – city of Mesquita
  21st Battalion – city of São João de Meriti
  24th Battalion – city of Queimados
  34th Battalion – city of Magé
  39th Battalion – city of Belford Roxo
  4th Policing Area Command – city of Niterói
  7th Battalion – city of São Gonçalo
  12th Battalion – city of Niterói
  25th Battalion – city of Cabo Frio
  35th Battalion – city of Itaboraí
  5th Policing Area Command – city of Volta Redonda
  10th Battalion – city of Barra do Piraí
  28th Battalion – city of Volta Redonda
  33rd Battalion – city of Angra dos Reis
  37th Battalion – city of Resende
  6th Policing Area Command – city of Campos dos Goytacazes
  8th Battalion – city of Campos dos Goytacazes
  29th Battalion – city of Itaperuna
  32nd Battalion – city of Macaé
  36th Battalion – city of Santo Antônio de Pádua
  7th Policing Area Command – city of Petrópolis
  11th Battalion – city of Nova Friburgo
  26th Battalion – city of Petrópolis
  30th Battalion – city of Teresópolis
  38th Battalion – city of Três Rios
caption: Police cruisers in Copacabana beach.
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