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The National Republican Guard (GNR) is a military
organization, whose soldiers, unlike the officers of the Public Safety
Police (PSP), are subject to military law and organization. GNR is
responsible for doing honor guards and changing of guards cerimonies
to public buildings like the National Assembly, the
President’s Palace
(Belém), the Foreign Office Palace (Necessidades), et c.
On a more pragmatic basis, they are also responsible for patrolling and
enforcing the law at the countryside and small towns (large urban
centers are patrolled by the PSP), being a highway patrol, and being
a border and fiscal guard. There are also two "military" reserve
regiments : an Infantry Regiment and a Cavalry Regiment.
Apparently miniature guidons do not follow the complicated designs of the
Armed Forces.
João Madureira, 25 Apr 2003
From the GNR site, my rough translation:
The National Republican Guard, created by decree of 3 May 1911, is a security force consisting of military persons organized in a Special Body of Troops depending, in peace time, of the Ministry of the Internal Administration, for the purpose of conscription, administration and execution of the decurrent service of its general mission, and the Ministry of the National Defense for the purpose of uniformization and normalization of the military doctrine, the armament and the equipment; in case of war or situation of crisis, the forces of National Republican Guard will be subordinated the General Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, when in the terms of the Law these will be placed in its dependence for operational effect.Francisco Santos, 25 Apr 2003
Apparently the guidon of the Brigada Territorial nº 3 of the
G.N.R. do follow the complicated designs of other military
units. See it at:
http://members.fortunecity.com/xofia/briga.htm.
Francisco Santos, 25 Apr 2003