Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State

Police force in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Law enforcement agency

Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Coat of Arms

Abbreviation| PCRJ
Agency overview
Formed| 1808
Jurisdictional structure
Size| 43,696.1 km2
Population| 16,231,365 (2012)
Legal jurisdiction| State of Rio de Janeiro
Governing body| Rio de Janeiro State Government
General nature|

* Civilian police

Operational structure
Headquarters| Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Website
Official website (in Portuguese)

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State (Portuguese: Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is the police force responsible for criminal investigations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## History

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Formed in 1808, it is subordinated to the state government and directed by a Chief of Police, chosen by the state's Governor.

## Duties

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Police car in older graphics. Mobile forensic unit Police car - 2010

The police activity of prevention and repression of the penal infractions is exercised by the Police Stations situated in the police circumscriptions which correspond to the geographic areas of the suburbs of Rio Metropolitan Region or the country municipalities.

Each Police Station is directed by a Police Delegate helped by Adjunctive Police Delegates, chiefs of police groups and police services.

According to their geographic localization in the territory of the State, the Police Stations are subordinate to one of the three great operational departments of the Police: of the Capital (Rio de Janeiro city), of the "Baixada Fluminense" (municipalities which form Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, except Rio de Janeiro city) and Inland (which contains ten regions).

The criminal investigations developed by the police stations may be supported by the Specialized Police Department, through its specialized organs (divisions) when repressing the homicide crimes of unknown authors, narcotics, robbery, theft and large frauds.

## Special Operations

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The CORE (Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais, in Portuguese), formed in 1969, is a police tactical unit within the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro.

It is a special service which use highly trained policemen in dangerous tasks that police have to face daily.

## Career

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* Police Delegate (Delegado)
* Police Crime Register Agent (Oficial de Cartório Policial)
* Police Inspector (Inspetor de Polícia)
* Police Investigator (Investigador Policial)
* Criminal Expert (Perito Criminal)

## Gallery

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* CORE \- Coat of arms

* Police station

* Police helicopter - Aguia 2

* Armored Vehicle

* CORE - police car

* Police helicopter - Aguia 3

* Police station

* Police museum

* CORE Maverick Armored vehicle

## Small arms

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Model  | Origin  | Type  | User  | Reference

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Taurus PT92 |  Brazil | Semi-automatic pistol | Standard issue  |
Taurus PT 24/7 |
Taurus PT940  | [1]
Taurus Millennium series |
Glock |  Austria | Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais |
Taurus CT30 |  Brazil | Submachine gun | In use  | [2]
Heckler & Koch MP5 |  Germany | Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais |
AR-15 |  United States | Rifle | In use  |
SIGM400 |
CAR-15 |
FN FAL |  Belgium |
IMBEL MD |  Brazil |
IMBEL IA2 |
IMBEL MD97 | Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais |
Heckler & Koch G3 |  West Germany |
Ruger Mini-14 |  United States |
M16A2 | [1]
AK-47 |  Soviet Union |
Heckler & Koch PSG1 |  West Germany |
Armalite SuperSASS  |  United States | [3]
Madsen machinegun |  Denmark | Machine gun | In use  | [1]
Minimi MK2 |  Belgium | Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais

## In popular media

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The Rio Civil Police appear in the 2011 film Fast Five, the fifth installment in the Fast & Furious series.

## See also

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* Civil Police (Brazil)
* CORE (special operations)
* Civil Police Museum (Rio de Janeiro)
* Brazilian Federal Police
* Brazilian Intelligence Agency
* Civil Police of the Federal District

## References

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1. ^ a b c "World Infantry Weapons: Brazil". 2016-06-02. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
2. ^ "Photo report: joint Police/Armed Forces operations in Rio -". The Firearm Blog. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
3. ^ "Rio's Civil Police in Action and Pics -". The Firearm Blog. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-25.

## External links

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* Official website (in Portuguese)
* November operations  (in Portuguese)
* Civil Police in Alemão restraint - 2010
* CORE - Special operations

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