Federal Railroad Police

Federal Railroad Police Polícia Ferroviária Federal
Abbreviation	PFF
220x140px INIDE PFF emblem, the institute currently responsible for the brazilian Federal Railroad Police
Agency overview
Formed	26 Juny 1862
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Brazil
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction	Railways, tramways, and-or rail transit systems.
Operational structure
Headquarters	Brasília, Brazil
Sworn members	3,000
Website
http://www.inidepff.com.br

The Brazilian Federal Railroad Police (US English) or Federal Railway Police (British English) (Portuguese: Polícia Ferroviária Federal) is a police agency founded in 1852 which is responsible for patrols and security on federal railways in Brazil.

They are particularly active in Recife, Natal, Belo Horizonte, & Rio Grande do Sul.

History

This agency was created in 1852, by decree of the emperor Dom Pedro II being the oldest police agency on Brazil. Was created to protect all riches that were carried on iron rails. There are some proposals in the Brazilian Senate to reactivate this police agency, as it is considered important to national security.

Federal Constitution

The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 brings in its article 144, paragraph 3º, a text where it mentions and it regularizes the presence of this institution: § 3º - the federal railway police, permanent agency, organized and maintained by the Union and structured in career, is intended, in the law format, to the ostensible patrolling of the federal railroads.

See also

• Brazilian Federal Police
• Military Police of Brazilian States
• Policing in Brazil
• Civil Police of Brazilian States
• Brazilian Federal Highway Police [1]
• National Force

External links

• History of the Federal Railroad Police
• Department of Federal Police
• Ministry of Justice
• STIVE - Site on Public Security