Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State

Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Blazon of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Flag of Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Badge of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Abbreviation	PMERJ
Motto	To serve and protect Servir e proteger
Agency overview
Formed	May 13, 1809
Employees	45,000 (2018)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Brazil
Operations jurisdiction	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Map of police jurisdiction.
Size	43.696054 km2 (16.871141 sq mi)
Population	16,010,429 (2009)
Constituting instrument	Article 42 of Constitution of Brazil[1]
General nature	Federal law enforcement Gendarmerie
Operational structure
Headquarters	City of Rio de Janeiro
Website
www.policiamilitar.rj.gov.br portuguese

The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (Portuguese: Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) (PMERJ) like other military polices in Brazil is a reserve and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection.^[2] Its members are called "state military" personnel.^[3]

The primary mission of PMERJ is ostensively preventive policing for the maintenance of public order in the State of Rio de Janeiro.