Federal Police of Brazil

Federal Police of Brazil
*Polícia Federal*
Federal Police of Brazil; Polícia Federal
	Polícia Federal emblem
	Polícia Federal flag
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	Federal law enforcement; Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Setor de Autarquias Sul, Quadra 6, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Agency executive	Andrei Rodrigues, Director-General;
Parent agency	Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Units	15 - Tactical Operations Command (COT) ; - Police Intelligence Direction (DIP) ; - Operational Aircraft Coordination (CAOP) ; - Bomb Disposal Unit ; - Cyber-Crime Repression Service ; - National System of Firearms (SINARM) ; - Immigration Police Coordination (CGPI) ; - Public Resources Deviation Repression Service (SRDP) ; - Witness Protection Program (DDH) ; - National Police Academy (ANP) ; - National Criminalistics Institute (INC) ; - National Identification Institute (INI) ; - Immigration Police Unit (CGPI) ; - Maritime Police Unit (NEPOM) ; - Technical-Scientific Unit (DITEC) ;
Website
	gov.br/pf

The Federal Police of Brazil (Portuguese: Polícia Federal do Brasil) or Department of Federal Police (Portuguese: Departamento de Polícia Federal) is a federal law enforcement agency of Brazil and One of the most know nationals Polices forces of the Executive Power of Brazil. Besides with Polícia Rodoviária Federal (Federal Highways Police) and Polícia Penal Federal (Federal Prisions Police) and the Polices from the Capital, Brasília, Federal District, wich is also organized and maintened from the Federal government. In addition Brazil has more federals Polices from another powers, like the Institutional Polices from the Congress (Polícia Legislativa Federal), Federal Prossecuters Officers Police (Polícia do MPU) and Judicials Police of the Federal Judiciary. 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.