Military Police are the uniformed preventive state police of the states and of the Federal District of Brazil. The Military Police units are the main ostensive police force at the state level and are responsible for policing and maintaining the public order. Their formations, rules and uniforms vary depending on the state. Investigative work and forensics are undertaken by the Civil Police of each state.
Graduation of Lieutenants at the Barro Branco Military Academy, of the Military Police of the São Paulo State.
Military Police officers from the state of Santa Catarina in operational uniform.
Police officers with motorcycles in the state of Sergipe.
São Paulo police officers wearing riot gear.
Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear reconnaissance, logistic traffic management, counterinsurgency, and detainee handling.
An American military policeman checks a driver's license at Fort Liberty, North Carolina
Members of the British Royal Military Police on a 2019 exercise
Canadian Forces Military Police Domestic Operational Patrol Uniform
Military Police of Colombia during a practice event in Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca.