Military Police of Goiás State

The Military Police of Goiás State are the preventive police force of the state of Goiás. In Brazil, Military Police are reserve and ancillary forces of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection.[2] Its members are called "State Military" person.[3]

Military Police of Goiás State
Polícia Militar do Estado de Goiás
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AbbreviationPMGO
Agency overview
FormedJuly 28, 1858
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGoias, Brazil
Map of police jurisdiction.
Size340,086 km2 (131,308 sq mi)
Population5.926.300 (2009)
Constituting instrument
  • Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil[1]
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersGoiânia
Website
www.pm.go.gov.br/2008

Organization

The Military Police of Goiás State is formed by battalions, companies, and platoons. The battalions (Portuguese: Batalhão de Polícia Militar - BPM) and independent companies (Portuguese: Companhia Independente de Polícia Militar - CIPM) are organized into Regional Commands (Portuguese: Comandos Regionais de Polícia Militar - CRPM). These Commands are in major urban centers, and their battalions and companies are distributed according to population density in cities.

Regional commands of Military Police

1st CRPM - Goiânia

  • 1st Battalion - Goiânia;
  • 7th Battalion - Goiânia;
  • 9th Battalion - Goiânia;
  • 13th Battalion - Goiânia;
    • 1st Independent Company - Goiânia;
    • 6th Independent Company - Goiânia;
    • 9th Independent Company - Goiânia;
    • 15th Independent Company - Goiânia;
    • 28th Independent Company - Goiânia;
    • 29th Independent Company - Goiânia.

2nd CRPM - Aparecida de Goiânia

  • 8th BPM - Aparecida de Goiânia;
  • 22nd BPM - Trindade;
    • 8th CIPM - Aparecida de Goiânia;
    • 16th CIPM - Aparecida de Goiânia;
    • 17th CIPM - Senador Canedo;
    • 25th CIPM - Aparecida de Goiânia;
    • 26th CIPM - Aparecida de Goiânia.

3rd CRPM - Anápolis

4th CRPM - Goiás

  • 6th BPM - Goiás;

5th CRPM - Luziânia

6th CRPM - Itumbiara

7th CRPM - Iporá

8th CRPM - Rio Verde

9th CRPM - Catalão

10th CRPM - Ceres

11th CRPM - Formosa

12th CRPM - Porangatu

13th CRPM - Posse

  • 24th BPM - Posse.

14th CRPM - Jataí

Special Units

References
  1. Constitution of Brazil
  2. Article 144 of Constitution of Brazil.
  3. Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil.

See also


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