The Brazilian Federal Railroad Police (US English) or Federal Railway Police (British English) () is a police agency founded in 1852 which is responsible for patrols and security on federal railways in

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. According to Federal Marshalls, the Federal Railway Police does not have an active work force, its name still remains, even without practical use. As of 2021, a

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is in course to promote the Railway Police and turn its creation effective.

History

The PFF was created in 1852, by decree of the emperor

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. It was the first police agency in Brazil and was created to protect railroad cargo. There are some proposals in the

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to reactivate this police agency, as it is considered important to national security. With the considerable amount of railway lines in Brazil being privatized in 1996, the function of this agency has become even more limited, leading to their gradual disappearance.

Federal Constitution

The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 brings in its article 144, paragraph 3º, a text where it mentions and it regularizes the presence of this institution: § 3º - the federal railway police, permanent agency, organized and maintained by the Union and structured in career, is intended, in the law format, to the ostensible patrolling of the federal railroads.The complete text can be read in

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Notes and references

External links

History of the Federal Railroad Police

STIVE - Site on Public Security

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History

Federal Constitution

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