Military Police of Paraná State
| Military Police of Paraná State Polícia Militar do Estado do Paraná | |
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| Abbreviation | PMPR |
| Motto | Your protection is our commitment. Sua proteção é nosso compromisso. |
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| Formed | 10 August 1854. |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Paraná, Brazil |
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| Size | 199,314.9 km2 (76,955.9 sq mi) |
| Population | 10,387,378 (2006) |
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| Headquarters | Curitiba |
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The Military Police of Paraná State (Portuguese: Polícia Militar do Estado do Paraná, PMEP), 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. Its members are called State Military personnel.
The primary mission of PMPR is the ostensible and preventive policing for the maintenance of public order in the State of Paraná.