). ▁De legate ▁( de leg ado , ▁similar ▁to ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁US ) ▁is ▁the ▁senior ▁official ▁( required ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁law ▁degree ) ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁lower ▁ranks ▁and ▁for ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁whole ▁work ▁( inv estig ations ) ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Police . ▁The ▁Civil ▁Police ▁also ▁have ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁exper ts ▁( per itos ), ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁technical ▁body . ▁The ▁Federal ▁Police ▁follows ▁a ▁very ▁similar ▁structure ▁to ▁the ▁Civil ▁Police , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁and ▁Railway ▁police . ▁ ▁The ▁ranks ▁listed ▁below ▁are ▁valid ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁military ▁police ▁ag encies ▁( such ▁as ▁P MM G , ▁P ME SP , ▁PM ER J ▁and ▁others ) ▁and ▁are ▁listed , ▁respectively , ▁from ▁higher ▁to ▁lower ▁ranks : ▁Com and ante ▁ger al ▁( col onel ) ▁( col onel ▁command ant ▁of ▁military ▁police ) ▁Cor onel ▁( col onel ) ▁Ten ente - cor onel ▁( lie utenant - col onel ) ▁Major ▁( major ) ▁Capit ão ▁( capt ain ) ▁ 1 º ▁ten ente ▁( 1 st ▁lieutenant ) ▁ 2 º ▁ten ente ▁( 2 nd ▁lieutenant ) ▁Asp ir ante - a - of icial ▁( c ad et , ▁student ▁rank ) ▁Sub ten ente ▁( under - lie utenant ) ▁ 1 º ▁s arg ento ▁( 1 st ▁ser ge ant ) ▁ 2 º ▁s arg ento ▁( 2 nd ▁ser ge ant ) ▁ 3 º ▁s