Government of Pará delivers new Águia Battalion and strengthens traffic policing in Belém
Specialized unit of the Military Police was restructured with an investment of over R$ 700 thousand to enhance security in the traffic corridors of the capital
The Government of Pará delivered, this Monday (21), the new headquarters of the 38th Battalion of the Military Police, known as the Águia Battalion, in Belém. Subordinated to the Capital Policing Command II (CPC II), the unit specializes in motorcycle patrol and operates in traffic enforcement, road control, and visible policing in strategic areas of the capital.
The unit will operate in a specialized manner in the enforcement of the road system of the capital, focusing on motorized patrol, traffic control, and visible policing. The team consists of 81 military police officers, including six officers and 75 enlisted personnel, supported by five vehicles and 61 motorcycles.
Governor Helder Barbalho emphasized the importance of a battalion focused on motorcycle patrol.
“It is important that we can register the expansion of the presence of the Military Police through a new Battalion, the Águia. The strategies for using motorcycles serve to occupy the territories with visible policing. This represents more presence on the streets, brings the police closer to the communities, and ensures coverage in neighborhoods and districts of our capital and metropolitan region, such as Outeiro, Icoaraci, Mosqueiro, the Augusto Montenegro region, as well as Arthur Bernades and Tapanã, among others. With this, we ensure a strong hand and actions to curb and combat crime,” highlighted the governor.
The space has six rooms, an auditorium - which can also be used as a training room - a parking area, as well as male and female dormitories and a reserved space for officers.
The battalion received an investment of R$ 708,737.59, resulting from a public-private partnership between the Federation of Logistics, Transport, and Cargo Agency Companies of the Amazon (Fetramaz) and the Military Police of Pará. The funds were applied to the reconstruction, adaptation of the building structure, and acquisition of furniture.
For the commander-general of the Military Police of Pará, Colonel Dilson Júnior, the delivery of the new unit represents an important advance in public security policy.
“The Águia Battalion is born with a clear mission: to ensure quick and effective presence in the traffic corridors of the capital, acting with agility in policing and contributing to urban mobility. This type of specialized structure reinforces the corporation's commitment to modernize strategies and expand protection to society,” he stated.
Daniel Bertolini, vice-president of Fetramaz, celebrated the delivery and highlighted the benefits of the public-private partnership. “We are very happy because this partnership with the Military Police will not only benefit the companies located here in the area but also the entire surrounding community. Many of the workers in our companies live in these communities and will also receive this benefit,” he stated.
Edilson Farias, transportation assistant at Yamalog, has worked in the Arthur Bernardes Highway region for 18 years and highlighted the importance of police reinforcement in the area. “This policing and monitoring point will be very important. Those who take buses, apps, or live in the area know how important it is to have more security around here, both for the population and for the companies operating in this area, which is a port and industrial region, an important part of our city's economy. It has improved a lot compared to what it was before,” he emphasized.
Improvement - The military police officers who will operate in the Águia Battalion underwent specific training of 200 hours, conducted by instructors from the Military Police itself, under the coordination of the General Department of Education and Culture (DGEC). After training, they were officially designated as Traffic Authority Agents, qualified to act in an integrated manner in the control, enforcement, and guidance of traffic in the capital of Pará.
