Federal Police of Brazil Polícia Federal | |
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Common name | Federal Police |
Abbreviation | PF |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 28 March 1944 |
Employees | 17,658 (2023) |
Annual budget | R$ 8.7 billion (2023) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Federal agency | Brazil |
Operations jurisdiction | Brazil |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Setor de Autarquias Sul, Quadra 6, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Justice and Public Security |
Units | 15
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Website | |
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The Department of Federal Police (Portuguese: DPF) is a federal law enforcement agency of Brazil and one of the three national police forces. The other two are the Federal Highway Police, and the National Force. From 1944 to 1967 it was called the Federal Public Safety Department (Portuguese: Departamento Federal de Segurança Pública).
The Federal Police Department is responsible for combating crimes against federal institutions, international drug trafficking, terrorism, cyber-crime, organized crime, public corruption, white-collar crime, money laundering, immigration, border control, airport security and maritime policing. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.