Military Police of Acre State

Auxiliary police of the Brazilian state of Acre

Law enforcement agency

Military Police of Acre State
Polícia Militar do Estado do Acre

Abbreviation| PMAC
Agency overview
Formed| May 25, 1916
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Acre, Brazil
Map of police jurisdiction.
Constituting instrument|

* Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil[1]

General nature|

* Gendarmerie

Operational structure
Headquarters| Rio Branco

The Military Police of Acre State (Portuguese: Polícia Militar do Estado do Acre – PMAC) are the preventive police force of the state of Acre. 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]

## Organization

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The Military Police of Acre 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.

## History

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The official history is that from 1904 to 1916, public security in the Acrean Territory was exercised by the Brazilian Army. On May 25, 1916, the Federal Government, through Decree No. 12.077, created the Regional Companies, with the objective of maintaining public order in each Department, including the then newly created Alto / Tarauacá. Regional Companies are considered to be the embryo that gave rise to today's Military Police.[4]

The 1964 coup solved the problem, according to the ideas of the national security ideology, seeking the creation of an auxiliary military force, trained to respond to the guerrilla acts unleashed by organizations that challenged, through the armed struggle, the dictatorship then established.

The Military Police replaced, say, the "Public Forces" and the "Civil Guards", those in popular confrontations and those in preventive policing, under the direct control of the Army.

This is how Decree-Law 667, of July 2, 1969, assigned to the Ministry of the Army the control and coordination of the Military Police through the Army's General Staff throughout the national territory, by the armies and military commands of areas in the respective jurisdictions (sic) by the military regions in the national territories, the position of inspector general of the Military Police being performed by a brigadier general, in active service.[5]

Due to lack of structure, the PMAC only came to be concretely installed on March 31, 1974. It is worth mentioning that for the purpose of commemorating his birthday, Law No. 812 of December 5, 1984, established the date of May 25, 1916, as the initial mark of PMAC.[6]

## Mission and organization

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The PMAC's primary mission is to deter and control crime throughout the state, often by patrolling streets or public facilities in cities, such as schools. However, it is also responsible for monitoring the open lands, forests, rivers, and highways of the Acre, and will even carry out reconnaissance missions, referred to as P2.

The constitutional attributions of the Military Police of Acre State are provided for in § 5 of Article 144 of the Constitution, "the military police responsible for the ostensive policing and the maintenance of public order". In addition:

* In the fight against organized crime, through operations to catch criminals or seizure of weapons, drugs or contraband.
* Providing direct services to the population, helping to transport patients, the orientation of people in difficulty, the intervention of domestic disputes, the routing of the poor to the agencies responsible for sanitation problems, housing
* In specialized policing in tourist areas, stadiums, major events and festivals.
* The supervision and control of the vehicle fleet in integrated actions with other public agencies.
* The preservation of flora, fauna and the environment through specialized battalion.
* In the security service forums of Justice in municipalities throughout the state.
* In support of court officers in repossession cases and other court orders with risk.
* The security of the executive authorities, the legislature and the judiciary.
* Security of witnesses and people under threat.
* In support of public, state and municipal agencies in activities such actions with the population of street and dealing with children and adolescents at social risk.

## Special Units

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* Special Operations Battalion (PMAC) (Portuguese: Batalhão de Operações Especiais – BOPE)[7]
* Riot Control companies
* Battalion of Environmental Police (Portuguese: Batalhão de Polícia Ambiental – BPA)[8]
* Transit Battalion – (Portuguese: Batalhão de Polícia de Trânsito – BPTRAN)

## Administrative Commands

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* Teaching and Instruction Dept – Diretoria de Ensino e Instrução
* Human Resources Dept. – Diretoria de Pessoal
* Computer Science Dept. – Diretoria de Informática
* Intelligence Dept. – Diretoria de Inteligência
* Social Promotion Dept. – Diretoria de Promoção Social
* Logistic Support Dept. – Diretoria de Apoio Logístico
* Financial Dept. – Diretoria de Finanças
* Internal affairs (law enforcement) – Corregedoria de Polícia

An internal organization which investigates Police Excesses.[9]

## Ranks and insignia

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Officers
Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

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Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Primeiro tenente | Segundo tenente

Enlisted
Rank group  | Senior NCOs  | Junior NCOs  | Enlisted

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Subtenente | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Cabo | Soldado primeira classe | Soldado segunda classe

All rank insignia are worn on the epaulettes of the shirt, except for sergeants, corporal and soldiers, which are worn on each sleeve, below the institutional patch (left) and state flag (right).

## Song of the Military Police of the Acre State

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Portuguese lyrics | English translation

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First stanza

Guardiã da estrela altaneira
Mantendo a ordem e a segurança
Nesta terra de grande esperança
Onde a natureza canta

És orgulho de uma sociedade
Tradição de um povo valente
Sempre em frente defendendo
O direito dessa gente

Nosso Acre, nossa grandeza
Policia militar,
Policia militar raça e ação
Brasil, Brasil, Brasil

Imortais teus heróis permanecem
Dentro de cada coração
O ideal que o passado floresce
De geração em geração

As estrelas do céu iluminam
Os teus passos por este torrão
És por Deus abençoada
Filha da grande nação

Guardian of the towering star
Keeping order and security
In this land of great hope
Where nature sings

You are proud of a society
Tradition of a brave people
Always forward defending
The right of these people

Our Acre, our greatness
Military police
Military police race and action
Brazil, Brazil, Brazil

Immortals your heroes remain
Inside every heart
The ideal that the past flourishes
From generation to generation

The stars of the sky illuminate
Your steps through this divot
You are blessed by God
Daughter of the great nation

## Notable officers

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* Cel. Kinpara first military police officer to act on a peace mission by United Nations (UN) organizations.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Constitution of Brazil
2. ^ "Brazilian Laws – the Federal Constitution – Defense of State and Democratic Institutions". www.v-brazil.com.
3. ^ "Brazilian Laws – the Federal Constitution – The Organization of State". www.v-brazil.com.
4. ^ Redação, Da (May 25, 2017). "Polícia Militar do Acre celebra 101 anos de dedicação à sociedade".
5. ^ Bicudo, Hélio (December 2000). "A unificação das polícias no Brasil" [The unification of the police in Brazil]. Estudos Avançados (in Portuguese). 14 (40): 91–106\. doi:10.1590/S0103-40142000000300010.
6. ^ "Página oficial da Polícia Militar do Acre". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
7. ^ Redação, Da (February 11, 2016). "20 anos de Bope no Acre".
8. ^ Redação, Da (June 6, 2017). "Batalhão Ambiental completa 20 anos de serviços prestados ao meio ambiente e à vida".
9. ^ "Poder Judiciário do Estado do Acre | Tribunal de Justiça do Acre contribui para fortalecimento da PMAC em prol da sociedade".
10. ^ a b "Insígnias" [Insignia]. Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on May 3, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
11. ^ "Coronel Marcos Kinpara: O filho da dona Damiana". January 19, 2018.

## See also

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* Acre State
* Military Police of Brazil
* Military Firefighters Corps (Brazil)
* Brazilian Federal Police
* Federal Highway Police
* Brazilian Civil Police
* Brazilian Armed Forces
* Military Police
* Gendarmerie

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Law enforcement in Brazil

Federal|

* Federal Police
* Federal Highway Police
* Federal Railroad Police
* National Public Security Force

Flag of Brazil

State|

| Civil Police|

* Acre
* Alagoas
* Amapá
* Amazonas
* Bahia
* Ceará
* Espírito Santo
* Federal District
* Goiás
* Maranhão
* Mato Grosso
* Mato Grosso do Sul
* Minas Gerais
* Pará
* Paraíba
* Paraná
* Pernambuco
* Piauí
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio Grande do Norte
* Rio Grande do Sul
* Rondônia
* Roraima
* Santa Catarina
* São Paulo
* Sergipe
* Tocantins

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Military Police|

* Acre
* Alagoas
* Amapá
* Amazonas
* Bahia
* Ceará
* Espírito Santo
* Federal District
* Goiás
* Maranhão
* Mato Grosso
* Mato Grosso do Sul
* Minas Gerais
* Pará
* Paraíba
* Paraná
* Pernambuco
* Piauí
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio Grande do Norte
* Rio Grande do Sul
* Rondônia
* Roraima
* Santa Catarina
* São Paulo
* Sergipe
* Tocantins

Local Municipal Guards
(list by state)|

* Acre
* Alagoas
* Amapá
* Amazonas
* Bahia
* Ceará
* Espírito Santo
* Goiás
* Maranhão
* Mato Grosso
* Mato Grosso do Sul
* Minas Gerais
* Pará
* Paraíba
* Paraná
* Pernambuco
* Piauí
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio Grande do Norte
* Rio Grande do Sul
* Rondônia
* Roraima
* Santa Catarina
* São Paulo
* Sergipe
* Tocantins

See also|

* Law of Brazil
* Crime in Brazil
* Ministry of Justice (Brazil)

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