Brazilian Civil Police

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In Brazil, the Civil Police (Portuguese: Polícia Civil) is the name of the investigative state police forces.

Each of the states of Brazil has its own "Civil Police Department", which carries out detective work, forensics and criminal investigation, acting as a state bureau of investigation, while the "Military Police" carries out preventive police duties.

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