The activities undertaken by the PE are as follows:

• Ensure compliance with the law, orders, and compliance with military regulations;
• Prevent crime
• Perform routine investigations in the Army;
• Traffic police and staff;
• Traffic control in military areas;
• Security of military installations and offices ;
• Escort of senior officials and military convoys;
• Safety and security of military and civilian personnel;
• Criminal investigations;
• Guard prisoners at the disposal of military justice;
• Skill variety:
  • scientific examinations;
  • expert report of traffic accident;
  • examinations in firearms;
  • expert report on the projectile from a firearm, and
  • examination of gunpowder residue;
  • simulated reproduction of facts;
  • technical report describing the scene;
  • expert report Papiloscopia;
  • expert report of assessment material.
• Control Disorders;
• Evacuation, control and custody of a prisoner of war;
• Arrest of deserters and escaped prisoners;
• Control of movement of civilian traffic;
• Escort convoys;
• Control of the area of public calamity, and
• Rear area security and occupation in case of war.

• Military Police
• Army Police (Portugal)
• Batalhão de Polícia do Exército (Brasil)
• Polícia Aérea
• Polícia Naval
• Polícia Judiciária Militar
• Polícia da Aeronáutica
• Companhia de Polícia do Batalhão Naval

• Official site of the 2º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército (2nd PE Bn
• Official site of the 3º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército (3rd PE Bn)
• Official site of the 4º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército (4th PE Bn)