The Army Police (
Portuguese: Polícia do Exército, PE), usually called the Lanceiros, is the
military police of the
Portuguese Army — formerly designated as Polícia Militar (Military Police) between 1953 and 1976. In the Portuguese Army it is a speciality of the Cavalry Arm, being the instruction and organization of the Army Police forces is of the responsibility of the Regimento de Lanceiros Nº 2 (2nd Lancers Regiment).
Army Police Group of the Army's Permanent Operational Force General Support Forces;
Army Police platoons of the Mechanized Brigade, of the
Rapid Reaction Brigade, of the Intervention Brigade, of the Military Zone of Azores and of the Military Zone of Madeira;