Visit of a delegation of the Brazilian Military Police

In the morning of 27 March 2023, the Scuola di Perfezionamento per le Forze di Polizia, on the occasion of a set of visits and meetings which had been planned and organized by the International Relations Service at the Police Forces’ Coordination and Planning Office, welcomed a delegation of the Military Police from the State of Tocantins (Brazil) headed by the General Commander, Colonel  Márcio António Barbosa De Mendonya and made up of 37 Lieutenant Colonels attending the Police Advanced Course.

This  visit is part of a set of meetings with the Italian Police Forces,  aimed at illustrating the national law enforcement system, the coordination of Police Forces, the  methods used to fight against organized crime and drug trafficking, the control over the territory and the training system, with a special focus on the aspects concerning ethics and professional deontology in the context of Police Forces’ activities.

After the welcome speech delivered by the Academy Director, Carabinieri Corps Major General Giuseppe La Gala, several Senior Police Officers, belonging to  different Central Directorates of Public Security Department, took the floor. They delivered their lectures in their capacity as experts on the topics which have been addressed. This visit revealed, once again, the peculiarities of the Scuola di Perfezionamento which, as a institution  responsible for the common training of the Management Grade Police Officers/Officials of the four Italian Police Forces, represents a distinctive  point of reference  in the whole scenario of international training in the security sector.