Gsg9 1/87 Unité spéciale: The Portuguese Riot Force

samedi 12 novembre 2022

The Portuguese Riot Force - English Version

Corpo de Intervenção

The Portuguese Riot Force

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The Corpo de Intervenção which means "Intervention Corps" depends on the "Polícia de Segurança Pública" PSP, the Police of Portugal.

It is in charge of maintaining order during demonstrations or gatherings in Portuguese cities.

The Corpo de Intervenção has more than 700 members divided between Lisbon, Porto and Faro, who intervene in the whole Portuguese territory.
These units have existed since 1979.

It also intervenes in support and reinforcement of the local Portuguese police.

It also works with police investigators in the arrest of criminals.

Training is regular.

This allows the members of the Corpo de Intervenção to intervene in all kinds of configurations

Facing rioters who want to fight with the police

They are equipped with uniforms that allow contact with a hostile crowd

as well as reinforced vehicles to go quickly on places
or to blockade with their vehicles...

They intervene during sports meetings with fans who can sometimes be violent.

Portugal has participated in the GODIAC project in the analysis and research of new methods of policing and dialogues with demonstrators.

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However the increasingly violent acts of aggression pose a real reflection as you can discover on the link below in the demonstrations and the Urban Violence: