PCMG Delegado de Polícia study guide
PCMG Delegado de Polícia · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Delegado de Polícia of the Polícia Civil de Minas Gerais is the senior police authority in Minas Gerais: the official who directs criminal investigations, heads a police station or specialized unit, orders and oversees evidentiary work, decides on indiciamento, and answers publicly and legally for the conduct of the inquiry. The career is open to law graduates who pass a demanding multi-stage selection process and are then appointed to a career position. The PCMG Delegado de Polícia study guide has 11 sections and about 3,604 words.
01Portuguese Language for the Delegado Exam
Portuguese questions for police delegates test text interpretation and grammar in use , not literary knowledge. You must identify the thesis and arguments of a text, distinguish fact from opinion, and detect presuppositions and implicit meanings.
360 words, about 2 min02Criminal Law: General Part and Special Part
Brazilian criminal law questions blend the general part (application of the law in time and space, theory of crime, imputability, concurrence of crimes, penalties) with the special part (crimes against the person, property, public administration, and the drug and weapons statutes). You must know the legal good protected by each type and the difference between consummation and exhaustion .
355 words, about 2 min03Criminal Procedure: Inquiry, Action, and Evidence
Criminal procedure questions focus on the inquérito policial , the ação penal , provas , prisões , and nulidades . You must distinguish the inquisitorial inquiry from the accusatorial process and know the guarantees of the accused.
370 words, about 2 min04Constitutional Law and Human Rights
This domain covers fundamental rights , constitutional remedies , federal organization , and the inter-American human rights system . For a delegate, the most frequent themes are the limits of police action, the rights of detainees, and the proportionality of restrictions.
367 words, about 2 min05Administrative Law and Police Administration
Administrative law questions cover principles , administrative acts , poderes da administração , responsabilidade civil do Estado , and improbidade administrativa . For a police delegate, the key themes are disciplinary power, hierarchy, and the legality of administrative decisions.
354 words, about 2 min06Civil Law and Business Law
Civil and business law questions focus on general theory of civil law , obligations , contracts , civil liability , and business entities . The delegate must know civil liability because it intersects with state liability and with crimes against property.
363 words, about 2 min07Criminology and Criminal Investigation
Criminology and investigation questions cover theories of crime causation , criminal statistics , investigative techniques , and the logic of the inquiry . The delegate must understand how to structure an investigation and how to interpret evidence.
294 words, about 1 min08Forensic Sciences and Criminalistics
Forensic science questions test the application of scientific methods to evidence: fingerprinting, ballistics, DNA, toxicology, and document examination. The delegate must know what each technique can and cannot prove.
286 words, about 1 min09Logic, Statistics, and Computer Science
This domain tests propositional logic , argument analysis , basic statistics , and digital evidence . Questions are usually practical: identify a valid argument, compute a probability, or interpret a data set.
281 words, about 1 min10Police Practice, Public Security, and Social Sciences
This domain covers policing models , public security policy , use of force , and social sciences applied to crime. The delegate must know the legal framework of public security and the sociology of policing.
277 words, about 1 min11Tax Law and Environmental Law
Tax law questions cover tax principles , tax crimes , and administrative tax infractions . Environmental law covers principles , licensing , and environmental crimes under Lei 9.605/1998.
297 words, about 1 min