cia ▁Rod ovi ária ▁Federal ) ▁and ▁the ▁Federal ▁Railway ▁Police ▁( Pol í cia ▁Fer ro vi ária ▁Federal ). ▁At ▁a ▁state ▁level , ▁there ▁are ▁the ▁Military ▁Police ▁( Pol í cia ▁Mil itar , ▁a ▁g endar mer ie ▁type ▁force ▁unlike ▁the ▁military ▁police ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁countries , ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁equivalent ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁Army ▁Police ) ▁and ▁the ▁Civil ▁Police ▁( Pol í cia ▁Civil ). ▁At ▁a ▁city ▁level , ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Guard ▁( Gu arda ▁Municipal ). ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁staff , ▁the ▁Military ▁Police ▁and ▁the ▁Civil ▁Police ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁important , ▁although ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁head lines ▁and ▁prest ige , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Police ▁concentr ates ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁attention . ▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Police ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁investig ating ▁cr imes ▁while ▁the ▁Military ▁Police ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁prevent ing ▁them , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁rare ▁to ▁see ▁their ▁functions ▁cl ash ing ▁and ▁every ▁so ▁often ▁they ▁have ▁open ▁confront ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Police ▁are ▁organized ▁accordingly ▁to ▁functions . ▁S criv ener ▁( es criv ão ) ▁is ▁the ▁lower ▁rank ▁position ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁internal ▁work ▁inside ▁the ▁police ▁prem ises ▁( e . g ., ▁collect ing ▁witness ▁statements ). ▁Det ect ive ▁( det et ive ) ▁or ▁investig ator ▁( inv estig ador ) ▁is ▁the ▁position ▁responsible ▁for ▁actions ▁outside ▁the ▁prem ises ▁( e . g ., ▁investig ating ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁a ▁crime