The Policia Militar (PM) is the responsible for maintaining public order and is subordinate to their respective state government. Each Military Police has its own structure, rules and uniforms.
These 27 units form a federal reserve and only as an example, Sao Paulo's Military Police has more than 90,000 personnel in its ranks.
29-Nov-22 - Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) awarded night-vision goggle (NVG) contract in Brazil to supply gov operators such as police and firefighters from the 26 states with its products and services #NightVision
11-Aug-16 - 83 military helicopters and 7 civil Ecureuils supported by Airbus Helicopters’ local customer center Helibras has been deployed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
01-Jun-16 - To be used in the Olympics Games, first of two EC145 helicopters equipped with the most advanced security system was delivered to the Rio de Janeiro police. The second one scheduled for the end of July.
01-Dec-15 - Helibras selected Curtiss-Wright Video Management System (VMS) technology for the Policia Militar de Rio de Janeiro EC145 helicopters to be used during the Olympic Games 2016
03-Apr-15 - The H145 completed its first month in Brazil having toured São Paulo, Curitiba and Brasilia. 53 flights were performed in total, representing around 42 flight hours.
16-Dec-13 - AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Government of the State of San Paulo in Brazil has placed an order for a GrandNew light twin helicopter.
26-Mar-13 - Cobham’s Brazilian subsidiary – has secured its first major contract in Brazil to equip State Police helicopters with High Definition (HD) video surveillance downlinks which will be used on helicopters in 12 cities during the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.
02-Nov-10 - AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, is pleased to announce that the State of Goiás, in central Brazil, has ordered three AW119Ke single engine helicopters for law enforcement, fire-fighting and transport missions. The contract is worth 11 million dollar and also includes training for both aircrew and maintainers, with all three aircraft scheduled for delivery in December 2010. Synergy Aerospace, a division of Synergy Group, signed a multi-year contract and distribution agreement in July 2006 for AgustaWestland commercial helicopters in Brazil and this sale by Synergy marks the entry of the AW119 into the Brazilian law enforcement market.