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.
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