Polícia Judiciária
The Polícia Judiciária is the national criminal investigation police agency of Portugal, focused in fighting serious crimes, including homicides, kidnapping, organized crime, terrorism, illegal drug trade, corruption, cybercrime and financial crime. It is integrated into the Ministry of Justice, but operates under the supervision of the Public Ministry.
Several countries and territories that were once overseas provinces of Portugal maintain criminal investigation police forces modeled after the Portuguese one, with some of them retaining also the name Polícia Judiciária. These are the cases of Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Macau.
The Polícia Judiciária Militar is a separate criminal investigation police agency that operates under the Ministry of National Defense. This agency is responsible for the investigation of military crimes and crimes committed among the Portuguese Armed Forces.
History
The present Polícia Judiciária originates from a division of the old Polícia Civil. The Polícia Civil was founded on 2 July 1867, during the reign of Luís I of Portugal and changed its name to Polícia Cívica in 1910. By decree of 29 August 1893, the Polícia de Investigação Judiciária e Preventiva branch of the Polícia Civil was created. In 1922, this branch became the Polícia de Investigação Criminal. In 1927, it became an autonomous police service under the Ministry of Justice. On 20 October 1945, the PIC changed its name to Polícia Judiciária.Organization
The Polícia Judiciária is headed by a National Director, appointed together by the Prime-Minister and the Minister of Justice.Equipment
The Polícia Judiciária can use virtually any weapons of any caliber if necessary.| Model | Origin | Type | References |
| Glock 19 |  Austria |