Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State (Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is the police force responsible for criminal investigations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formed in 1808, it is subordinated to the state government and directed by a Chief of Police, chosen by the state's Governor.

Roles and functions today
The police activity of prevention and repression of the penal infractions is exercised by the Police Stations situated in the police circumscriptions which correspond to the geographic areas of the suburbs of Rio Metropolitan Region or the country municipalities.

Each Police Station is directed by a Police Delegate helped by Adjunctive Police Delegates, chiefs of police groups and police services.

According to their geographic localization in the territory of the State, the Police Stations are subordinate to one of the three great operational departments of the Police: of the Capital (Rio de Janeiro city), of the "Baixada Fluminense" (municipalities which form Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, except Rio de Janeiro city) and Inland (which contains ten regions).

The criminal investigations developed by the police stations may be supported by the Specialized Police Department, through its specialized organs (divisions) when repressing the homicide crimes of unknown authors, narcotics, robbery, theft and large frauds.

Special Operations
The CORE (Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais, in Portuguese), formed in 1969, is a police tactical unit within the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro.

It is a special service which use highly trained policemen in dangerous tasks that police have to face daily.

Guns

 * Minimi MK2 (Used by Core)
 * Madsen Machinegun
 * Heckler & Koch PSG1 Sniper rifle    (Used by CORE)
 * Armalite SuperSASS Sniper Rifle (Used by CORE)
 * AK-47 rifle (Used by specialized department)
 * FN FAL rifle
 * SIGM400
 * IMBEL IA2
 * Heckler & Koch G3 rifle (Used by CORE)
 * M16 rifle       (Used by CORE)
 * IMBEL MD97 rifle (Used by specialized department)
 * IMBEL MD rifle
 * AR-15 carbine
 * CAR-15 carbine
 * M16A2
 * M16A2 Commando (Used by CORE)
 * Ruger Mini-14 carbine (Used by specialized department)
 * CT30 Carbine
 * Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine     (Used by CORE)
 * Taurus PT940 pistol
 * Taurus PT92 pistol
 * Taurus PT 24/7 pistol
 * Taurus Millennium series pistol
 * Glock pistol      (Used by CORE)

Career

 * Police Delegate (Delegado)
 * Police Crime Register Agent (Oficial de Cartório Policial)
 * Police Inspector (Inspetor de Polícia)
 * Police Investigator (Investigador Policial)
 * Criminal Expert (Perito Criminal)

In popular media
The Rio Civil Police appear in the 2011 film Fast Five, the fifth installment in the Fast & Furious series.