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State Surveillance and Defense Police

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State Surveillance and Defense Police
Polícia de Vigilância e Defesa do Estado
AbbreviationPVDE
Agency overview
Formed1933
Preceding agency
  • Portuguese International Police
    Political and Social Defense Police
Dissolved1945
Superseding agencyPIDE
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyPortugal
Operations jurisdictionPortugal
Governing bodyGovernment of Portugal
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.

The State Surveillance and Defense Police (Polícia de Vigilância e Defesa do Estado) (PVDE) was a police force of the Portuguese State, which operated between 1933 and 1945. The PVDE was responsible for border surveillance, control of foreigners, immigration control, and state security.

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