Brazil has several different police forces, each with its own ranks. At a federal level, there are the
Federal Police (, the equivalent to the
FBI), the
Federal Highway Police (), the
Federal Railroad Police () and the
Federal Penal Police (). At a state level, there are the
Military Police (, ostensive/preventive, a gendarmerie type force unlike the military police of many other countries, the Brazilian equivalent of which is the
army police), the
Civil Police (, investigative) and the
State Penal Police (). At city level, there is the
Municipal Guards ().
Civil police The Brazilian Civil Police rank follows, from higher to lower, as: • (Commissioner/Delegate) • (Clerk) • (Agent/Investigator/Inspector/Specialist) • (Forensics expert)
Military police The following details the ranks of the military police, which are also used by the
National Public Security Force. The ranks are valid for the state military police agencies (such as the Military Police of
Minas Gerais,
São Paulo, and
Rio de Janeiro) and are listed, respectively, from higher to lower ranks: ;Commanders ;Officers ;Student Officers ;Others ;Student NCOs ==Brunei==