State Surveillance and Defense Police

Law enforcement agency
  • Portuguese International Police
    Political and Social Defense Police
Dissolved1945Superseding agencyPIDEJurisdictional structureNational agencyPortugalOperations jurisdictionPortugalGoverning bodyGovernment of PortugalGeneral natureSpecialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.

The State Surveillance and Defense Police (Polícia de Vigilância e Defesa do Estado) (PVDE) was a police force of the Portuguese State, which operated between 1933 and 1945. The PVDE was responsible for border surveillance, control of foreigners, immigration control, and state security.