Military Police of Paraná State Polícia Militar do Paraná | |
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Abbreviation | PMPR |
Motto | Your protection is our commitment. Sua proteção é nosso compromisso. |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 10 August 1854. [1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Paraná, Brazil |
Map of police jurisdiction | |
Size | 199,314.9 km2 (76,955.9 sq mi) |
Population | 10,387,378 (2006) |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Curitiba |
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The
Military Police are
reserve and ancillary forces of the
Brazilian Army, and part of the System of
Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection.
[3] Its members are called Military's States.
[4]
The primary mission of PMPR is the ostensible and preventive
policing for the maintenance of public order in the
State of
Paraná.
The Military Police of Paraná was created as a unit of Skirmishers on August 10, 1854, under the name of the Police Force, like a military company. This origin is due to military necessity of the Empire of Brazil in reinforcing the troops of the Army in emergency situations. With the Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil has adopted a Constitution based on the United States where the states have a large autonomy. With that the police have become small regional armies.
The history of PMPR shows an honorable participation in the events that marked Brazilian national life at that time.
This dangerous situation for the national unity remained until the end of the World War II, with the deposition of the dictatorial government of Getúlio Vargas. It was only from 1946 that the military police who have purchased the configuration now, a kind of gendarmerie which is subject to the States.
The PMPR is operationally organized into
battalions,
companies, and
platoons; and administratively, in departments.
The battalions are based in major urban centers, and their companies and platoons are distributed according to population density in cities.
The Military Police of Paraná is present in all cities of the State.
The Corps of Firefighters of Paraná was created in 1912. [5] The corporation is militarized like the Paris Fire Brigade (France), and is subject to the structure of PMPR. One groupment is equivalent to a battalion, and a subgroupment is equivalent to a company. The groupments and subgroupments are based in major urban centers. In the smaller towns, fire fighting is carried out by small detachment of volunteer firefighters.
From 1854 until the early years of the Republic, the PMPR used the dark blue in their uniforms. In 1912 [6] was adopted the khaki color, which by tradition is still in use today. The firefighters wear the same uniforms of the Military Police, just adding their badges and insignias.
Full dress uniforms
Battledress uniforms
The PMPR has the same hierarchical classification
[7] of the Brazilian Army, with another type of insignias.
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Comandante geral | Comandante adjunto | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Primeiro tenente | Segundo tenente |
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Subtenente | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Aluno sargento | Cabo | Soldado primeira classe | Soldado segunda classe |