Internal security

Federal Police

Polícia Federal

Security domain
Internal security
What it is
police department · agency (level 3)
Founded
1944
Public mandate
Federal police with constitutional responsibility for border, maritime and airport policing and for offences against federal interests, including terrorism.
Acknowledged by
Constituição Federal de 1988, art. 144 (statute)
Active headcount
17,658 (2023) estimated, medium confidence
Headcount source
Wikipedia: Federal Police of Brazil (infobox)
Website
www.gov.br/pf/pt-br
Identifiers
factbase.org/org/Z9TFAA2G57 · Q2289697