a patrolman and his dog, who patrolled the highways of Brazil in a 1952 Harley-Davidson motorcycle or a Simca Chambord sedan depending on the assignment; the show has become a part of Brazilian culture owing to it being the first action adventure drama shot on film, and also popularizing the PRF. Controversies Amidst the second round of the Brazilian runoff election, the PRF made several vehicle approaches in northeast Brazil, region with particularly high number of left-wing voters. At least 619 buses had been stopped by 17:00, voting closing time, a number 108% higher than the approaches made on the first round, four weeks before. It was alleged that this action was an attempt to retain citizens from getting to their voting locations, in support of current right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro. The chief director Silvinei Vasques headed to Superior Electoral Court (STE) to testify on behalf of his administrative decisions. According to the current president of the STE and minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Alexandre de Morais, "There was no damage to the exercise of the right to vote and logically there will be no postponement of the end of voting time". The approaches caused a big controversy in social media, aggravated by the high political polarization in Brazil. See also Federal Police of Brazil Military Police (Brazil) Law enforcement in Brazil Civil Police (Brazil) National Public Security Force References External links Brazilian Highway Police Official Page (Portuguese) Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Portuguese) Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Portuguese) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv3LOGMDbXs Police Academy - 2012 Federal law enforcement agencies of Brazil Government agencies established in 1928 1928 establishments in Brazil