What is Civil Police (Brazil)?
In [[Brazil]], the '''Civil Police''' ({{lang-pt|Polícía Civil}}) is the country's [[Detective|investigative]] [[Police|state police]] forces. The Civil Police are under the authority of the [[States of Brazil|federative units]] of Brazil. The federative units' job is to protect public safety and keep public order. Article 144 of the [[:en:s:Constitution of Brazil|Federal Constitution of 1988]] gives this job to the federative units (and their agency, the Civil Police). Each of the [[states of Brazil]] has its own Civil Police Department, which carries out detective work, [[Forensic science|forensics]], and criminal investigations. Each Civil Police Department acts as a state bureau of investigation. ==Description== [[Image:Aguia 2.JPG|thumb|right|250px|''Civil Police [[Helicopter]]'']] The Civil Police of Brazil began as the General Intendancy of Police, created in [[Rio de Janeiro]] on May 10, 1808. The General Intendancy was later re-organized and renamed the Civil Police. Today, the Constitution of Brazil says that the Civil Police must exist. This is stated in article 144, IV and 144 § 4°, of the Federal Constitution. ==Organization== There are 27 civil police forces in Brazil, one for each state. They are directed by a Head of Police, who is elected. [[Judiciary police]] have control over small cities or quarters of the large cities. ==Other websites== {{commons-inline|Civil Police (Brazil)}} [[Category:Government of Brazil]] [[Category:Law enforcement agencies]] [[Category:Law of Brazil]]