National Public Security Force

The National Public Security Force (), created in 2004, is a joint cooperation of various Brazilian Public Safety forces, co-ordinated by the National Secretariat of Public Safety ( - SENASP), of the Ministry of Justice. It is an agency that was created during the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a concept developed by then Minister of Justice, Márcio Thomaz Bastos.

Command

The Secretary of the SENASP, Police Commissioner of the Brazilian Federal Police, Luiz Fernando Correa, is in overall charge of the Force, while the Colonel of the Military Police of Rio Grande do Sul, Aurélio Ferreira Rodrigues, has operational and direct control of the force.

Training

The National Force is composed by men of the Brazilian Military Police of the various states of Brazil, in coordination with the Secretary of public safety of each different Brazilian state.

Law enforcement officers receive initially 100 hours of further education, divided in ten days of training. They are classes in: human rights, control of civil riots, ostensive policing, crisis management and shooting techniques.

BEPE

The BEPE or Batalhão Especial de Pronto Emprego (Quick Deployment Special Battalion) is the elite unit of FNSP, is headquartered in Luziânia in the State of Goiás, and soon will also have another unit in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Its effective training with elite units of Brazil and abroad, is suitable to be used in patrolling or police special operations anywhere...
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