Military Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul Military Police Brigade Brigada Militar do Rio Grande do Sul
Abbreviation	BMRS
Motto	The power of community A força da comunidade
Agency overview
Formed	November 18, 1837
Employees	26,500 sworn personnel
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Map of police jurisdiction.
Size	43.696054 km2 (16.871141 sq mi)
Population	11,207,274 (2014)
Constituting instrument	Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil
General nature	Gendarmerie
Operational structure
Headquarters	City of Porto Alegre
Website
brigadamilitar.rs.gov.br

The Military Police Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul (Portuguese: Brigada Militar do Rio Grande do Sul) (BMRS) like other military police in Brazil is a reserve and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection. Its members are called "State Military" person, and informally "brigadianos".

The primary mission of BMRS is ostensibly preventive policing for the maintenance of public order in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Originally the Military Brigade served as a state army before transitioning to a police force, but differently from other Brazilian states, Rio Grande do Sul kept their original name, being the only military police in Brazil to not use such name.

Under the United Nations, in cooperation with the Brazilian Army, the Military Police of Rio Grande do Sul has served in Guinea-Bissau and Haiti.

See also

• Military Police of Brazil
• Brazilian Federal Police
• National Force of Public Safety
• Federal Highway Police
• Brazilian Civil Police
• Gendarmerie
• Governor of Rio Grande do Sul

External links

• Official website of Military Police of Rio Grande do Sul State (in Portuguese)