hours. Traffic accident bulletin The traffic accident bulletin of the PRF was another interactive innovation implemented through a system known as BAT (boletim de acidente de trânsito), where the department makes available accident reports in any state of Brazil. Originally, it was known as BrBrasil. Any federal highway police officer has access to an accident reported in this system, even if it was in another region. This system allows accidents of national relevance to be investigated by the General Command in Brasília in real time. The information is not only instantaneous for commanders, but also for any PRF officer who would like to consult this information. Most importantly, it eases the person reporting the accident, who may be involved in public commotion and desires non-bureaucratic information, who can easily obtain this information upon request at a PRF patrol post. The information in the PRF's data network not only circulates freely among regions and agents, but are also instantaneous. Now, not only PRF officers can view and print the BATs, but also vehicle owners, insurance companies, drivers, and victims. Anyone involved in the accident can print the bulletin, free of charge, directly from the PRF's website. Armament Glock 17 PT 100 AF pistol and PT 940 pistol SMT sub-machine gun 12 gauge shotgun Para-Fal rifle Colt M16 A-2 IMBEL IA2 rifle Armalite M15 The Federal Highway Police was a pioneer among Brazilian law enforcement agencies in the use of .40 caliber S&W. This important step in the permission of a caliber with excellent stopping power came about due to the large number of PRF officers participating in marksmanship for sport, where the caliber was already used among the most experienced shooters. The PRF presented sufficient argument to the Brazilian Army for that caliber to be allowed for PRF use. Formerly using .380 ACP and .38spl for revolvers, the Brazilian Army did not offer any resistance to the improvement of the service conditions of that law enforcement class, as 38 caliber and .380 ACP presented less stopping power compared to .40 S&W. As the number of police personnel on federal highways is small, PRF officers sought to outmatch criminal assailants in the event of a confrontation. What could be considered a privilege, at the time, for federal highway police officers, the only police officers authorized to use .40 caliber S&W, eventually was extended slowly and gradually to other military and civilian police