PEC for creation of municipal police gains momentum in Paraná after approval in Congress

The proposal for the creation of municipal police in the Paraná gained momentum last week, after the approval of the Public Security PEC by the Congresso Nacional. Authored by state deputy Evandro Araújo (PSD), the Proposal for Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) aims to include municipal police in the State Constitution, offering greater legal backing to municipalities interested in creating new corporations or turning their municipal guards into police.

The text proposes an amendment to article 17, paragraph XI, of the Constitution of Paraná, which establishes the competences of municipalities. With the change, municipal administrations will be able to establish municipal polices aimed at preventing, inhibiting and curbing criminal, administrative and criminal acts affecting municipal goods, services and public facilities.

The proposal gained momentum after Senate approval.

Although it was drafted in March 2025, the state PEC awaited the advancement of public safety discussions in the Congresso Nacional.

According to the deputy Evandro Araújo, the decision to wait occurred due to legal issues, since the federal legislation needed to establish the basis for the new corporations to act.

“The PEC of the Municipal Police had already existed since March last year, but, by a legal assessment, we think it is better to wait for the conclusion of the vote in Congress. With the approval, we now want to move forward with it and make Paraná the first state in the country to have, in the State Constitution, a provision that gives municipalities total protection for the migration of municipal guards or for the creation of new local police forces,” explained the parliamentarian.

The proposal was signed in the Legislative Assembly of Paraná (Aleppo) last Wednesday (4), with the signature of 23 state deputies. The number exceeds the minimum of one third of the parliamentarians required to submit amendments to the State Constitution.

Araújo also requested urgency in the processing of the matter, given the interest shown by Paraná municipalities.

The proposal should go through the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) and a special committee before proceeding with the other stages of voting.

Ponta Grossa also discusses transformation of the Municipal Guard

In Ponta Grossa, in Campos Gerais, the possibility of transformation of the Municipal Civil Guard (GCM) into Municipal Police also entered the political agenda.

On Wednesday (4), the president of Câmara Municipal de Ponta Grossa, councilman Julio Kuller, announced his intention to make a proposal to make the change in the municipality possible, following the advances of federal legislation.

The transformation, however, will not be automatic. The eventual creation of the Municipal Police will depend on administrative procedures, technical studies, legal adaptations and compliance with the requirements established by the legislation.

In the capital of Paraná, the mayor of Curitiba, Eduardo Pimentel, also announced, last week, the start of studies for the transition of the Municipal Guard to the Municipal Police.

The first stage provides for legal, technical and administrative analyses to evaluate the necessary conditions for the implementation of the new model.

What changes with the PEC of Public Safety?

The creation of municipal police is among the main changes foreseen in the PEC of Public Security, approved unanimously by the Federal Senate on Tuesday (3).

The federal text, which was awaiting promulgation at the time, includes the municipal police among the public security bodies provided for in article 144 of the Constituição Federal.

The proposal allows municipalities to set up corporations of a civil nature, structured in career and aimed at ostensible and community policing.

In practice, the change broadens the possibilities of action of municipal public safety structures, establishing national parameters for the functioning of corporations.

What will be the requirements

By the rules provided for in the federal proposal, the municipalities concerned must meet a series of requirements, among them:

Prove financial capacity to maintain the corporation, with compatible own revenue;

Comply fully with the legislation of the municipal guards, when there is already an existing structure;

ensure the training of staff in accordance with national parameters;

Submitting the corporation to the periodic accreditation of the State Council of Public Security and Social Defense;

Prevent the maintenance of municipal security bodies with overlapping duties;

Ensure external control of activities by the Public Prosecutor.

The text allows the creation of municipal police regardless of the number of inhabitants of the city, provided that all legal requirements are met.

Paraná has about 4,500 municipal guards

According to data from the Brazilian Public Security Forum cited in the proposal, at least 43 municipalities in Paraná have municipal guards, bringing together approximately 4,500 agents.

With the advance of constitutional changes, these cities will be able to evaluate the transformation of their corporations, while municipalities that do not yet have municipal guards will be able to study the creation of their own structures.

The expectation of the advocates of the measure is to strengthen the action of the municipalities in public security, expand the presence of agents in the communities and establish clearer rules for local corporations.

In Paraná, the processing of the state PEC will be fundamental to define how these changes can be incorporated into the State Constitution.

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