Federal Highway Police will have 400 agents escorting delegations to the G20 summit

The Federal Highway Police (PRF) will employ 400 motorcyclists to escort heads of state during the G20 summit. The meeting will be held on the 18th and 19th, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

According to the PRF spokesperson in Rio, José Hélio, in addition to the agents responsible for the escorts, there will be “dozens of police officers also working in pre-hospital care teams and shock force teams and ready for use on highways in case of of manifestations of any complications that may occur.”

According to him, the biggest challenge of escort work will be the intense traffic in the city of Rio. “We always have very intense traffic, with some busy times, which is a greater challenge for the movement of these escorts. But the police are doing daily training and recognizing these routes and also alternative paths to avoid any unforeseen events”, he states.

There is also concern about incidents of violence in the city during travel, according to the PRF spokesperson.

This Thursday (7), federal highway police officers carried out training in the west zone of Rio. The training of the motorcyclists who will carry out the escorts consists of detailing the vehicles and equipment that will be used and carrying out special maneuvers and techniques, such as braking of emergency, escort and displacement.

The PRF will also operate at points on federal highways in the metropolitan region of Rio and on the borders with neighboring states to create a safety belt on access to the state and the city.

The Military Police also trained its special forces this Thursday. Around 120 men carried out exercises in tactical interventions, monitoring, escorts, riot control and security for authorities.