State Surveillance and Defense Police

State Surveillance and Defense Police
Polícia de Vigilância e Defesa do Estado
State Surveillance and Defense Police; Polícia de Vigilância e Defesa do Estado
Abbreviation	PVDE
Agency overview
Formed	1933
Preceding agency	Portuguese International Police; Political and Social Defense Police;
Dissolved	1945
Superseding agency	PIDE
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Portugal
Operations jurisdiction	Portugal
Governing body	Government of Portugal
General nature	Civilian police;
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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