Brigada Militar do Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul Military Police Brigade
Brigada Militar do Rio Grande do Sul
Abbreviation BMRS

Blazon of the Military Police of Rio Grande do Sul
Motto The power of community
A força da comunidade
Agency overview
Formed November 18, 1837
Employees 26,500 sworn personnel
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Map of police jurisdiction.
Size 43.696,054 km²
Population 11,207,274 (2014)
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters City of Porto Alegre
Website
Official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Military Police Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Brigada Militar do Rio Grande do Sul) (BMRS) 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.[1] Its members are called "State Military" person.[2]

The primary mission of BMRS is ostensibly preventive policing for the maintenance of public order in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Under the United Nations, in cooperation with the Brazilian Army, the Military Police of Rio Grande do Sul has served in Guinea-Bissau and Haiti.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Article 144 of Constitution of Brazil.
  2. ↑ Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil.
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