Formed January 10, 1948 | ||
Motto Asphalt Angels
Anjos do Asfalto Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Operations jurisdiction* State of São Paulo, Brazil General nature Law enforcement
Military police Specialist jurisdiction Highways, roads, and-or traffic. | ||
The São Paulo Highway Patrol is a law enforcement agency of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It has patrol jurisdiction over all São Paulo highways and also acts as the state police. It is a section of the Military Police of São Paulo State, in addition to its highway patrol duties, the São Paulo Highway Patrol provides many other services form of policing.
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Mission and organization
The São Paulo Highway Patrol divides into 5 Battalions
1º BPRv (First Highway Patrol)
Headquarters in São Bernardo do Campo - SP
2º BPRv (Second Highway Patrol)
Headquarters in Bauru - SP
3º BPRv (Third Highway Patrol)
Headquarters in Araraquara - SP
4º BPRv (Fourth Highway Patrol)
Headquarters in Jundiaí - SP
5º BPRv (Fifth Highway Patrol)
Headquarters in Sorocaba - SP
Elite Tactical Unit (TOR)
The TOR (Tático Ostensivo Rodoviário) is a unit ostensible motorized patrolling seeking for the prevention and the repression of criminality in highways from São Paulo
References
São Paulo Highway Patrol Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA