Military Police of Brazil
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The Military Police of Brazil are state-level uniformed law enforcement forces responsible for ostensive policing and maintaining public order, distinct from the country’s federal investigative police.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State | 2 |
| Military Police of Brazil canonical | 1 |
| Pacifying Police Units (UPP) | 1 |
| state military police of Brazil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22991297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Military Police of Brazil Context triple: [Federal Police of Brazil, distinguishedFrom, Military Police of Brazil]
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A.
Federal Police of Brazil
The Federal Police of Brazil is the country’s principal federal law enforcement agency, responsible for investigating crimes against federal institutions, combating organized crime and drug trafficking, and overseeing border and immigration control.
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B.
Portuguese military police
The Portuguese military police is a gendarmerie-style security force responsible for maintaining discipline, law, and order within Portugal’s armed forces and certain military installations.
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C.
National Public Security Force of Brazil
The National Public Security Force of Brazil is a federal rapid-response police force that coordinates and supports state and local security operations during crises, major events, and public emergencies across the country.
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D.
National Guard of Brazil
The National Guard of Brazil was a 19th- and early 20th-century reserve military and internal security force that supported the Brazilian Empire and early Republic in maintaining order and supplementing the regular army.
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E.
Federal Police
The Federal Police is a national Iraqi law enforcement and paramilitary force responsible for maintaining internal security, supporting counterinsurgency operations, and enforcing federal law across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Military Police of Brazil Target entity description: The Military Police of Brazil are state-level uniformed law enforcement forces responsible for ostensive policing and maintaining public order, distinct from the country’s federal investigative police.
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A.
Federal Police of Brazil
The Federal Police of Brazil is the country’s principal federal law enforcement agency, responsible for investigating crimes against federal institutions, combating organized crime and drug trafficking, and overseeing border and immigration control.
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B.
Portuguese military police
The Portuguese military police is a gendarmerie-style security force responsible for maintaining discipline, law, and order within Portugal’s armed forces and certain military installations.
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C.
National Public Security Force of Brazil
The National Public Security Force of Brazil is a federal rapid-response police force that coordinates and supports state and local security operations during crises, major events, and public emergencies across the country.
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D.
National Guard of Brazil
The National Guard of Brazil was a 19th- and early 20th-century reserve military and internal security force that supported the Brazilian Empire and early Republic in maintaining order and supplementing the regular army.
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E.
Federal Police
The Federal Police is a national Iraqi law enforcement and paramilitary force responsible for maintaining internal security, supporting counterinsurgency operations, and enforcing federal law across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Military Police of Brazil