São Paulo Highway Patrol

São Paulo Highway Patrol Polícia Rodoviária do Estado de São Paulo
Motto	Asphalt Angels Anjos do Asfalto
Agency overview
Formed	January 10, 1948
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of São Paulo, Brazil
General nature	Law enforcement Military police
Specialist jurisdiction	Highways, roads, and-or traffic.
Operational structure
Headquarters	São Paulo, São Paulo
Officers	4,000+
Facilities
Commands	5 Battalions
Website
http://www.polmil.sp.gov.br/unidades/cprv/index.asp
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

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.

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

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