MILITARY POLICE OF THE STATE OF PARANÁ - STATE POLICE COMMAND RANGER PATROL BATTALION 1° CIA 1° PEL HISTORY OF THE IGUAÇÚ RANGER PLATOON The Iguaçú National Park started on July 28, 1916 by Decree 653 from the government of the state of Paraná, signed by governor AFONSO ALVES DE CAMARGO, which listed the 1,008-hectare area on the right shore of the Iguaçú River as a public unit. Fifteen years after, on October 20, 1931, State Decree 2.153 expanded the reservation from 1,008 hectares to 33,519,040 sq. meters.

Finally, on January 10, 1939, President GETÚLIO DORNELLES VARGAS, signed Decree nr. 1.035, which read in its article 1 the following: " The Iguaçú National Park, located next to the Iguaçú Falls, is hereby established and it shall be under the supervision of the forestry service of the Agriculture Ministry"."

This 154,500-hectare Park is therefore duly established and it has currently an area of 185,265.5 hectares. Due to the agreement signed between the IBDF and the State of Paraná, on May 07, 1970, the state took over the responsibility of ensuring the preservation of the Flora and Fauna, the Geology and the natural resources of the Iguaçú National Park through the inspection by the Military Police of the State of Paraná's Ranger Patrol Battalion, which will keep a minimum number of 02 battalions, under the command of a Lieutenant and reporting to the 1st Co. of the Forest Ranger Battalion.

It was after the signing of the agreement between the IBDF and the State of Paraná that the Iguaçú Forest Ranger Platoon was created and assigned the following law enforcement activities:

• Motorized Law Enforcement through constant rounds inside the Park and its boundaries;
  
• Law Enforcement on Foot: all around tourist areas of the Falls and traffic law enforcement by incursions and weekly stays in the jungle;
  
• Boat Patrol: on patrol boats along the Floriano, Iguaçu and Gonçalves Dias rivers and their tributaries.
  
  

For better inspecting, the Platoon has deployed at the following strategic spots inside de Park, known as Forest Ranger Stations:
Central Station, Ceu Azul, Itaipu and Salto Caxias stations, which have the following equipment:

• 01 light vehicle (Palio Adventure);
  
• 03 S 10 Chevrolet pick-up trucks and 03 TOYOTAS HILUX;
  
• 02 19 marajo 90 HP motorboats;
  
• 01 85HP barge;
  
• 01 15HP low bed barge;
  
• 01 15 HP high bed barge, 01 08 HP outboard engine;
  
• 04 station VHF/FM radios, one in each ranger station;
  
• 08 mobile radios, one on each vehicle;
  
• 05 portable VHF/FM radios;
  

ESTABLISHED
By State Law nr. 3.076 of April 04, 1967 - Ranger Patrol Corps

REGULATION
Decree nr. 5.651 of June 19, 1967 - Ranger Patrol Corps attached to the SEAG.

RANGER PATROL BATTALION
Basic organization law - PMPR - Law nr. 6.774 of January 08, 1987 - BPFI

OBJECTIVE
To carry out the Preventive, Ostensive and Repressive Law Enforcement in the forests, water bodies and to ensure the compliance with laws designed to protect the fauna, flora and the environment, to maintain public order and the exercise of governmental powers.
To enforce the preservation of the natural resources of the territory in order to avoid soil degradation and environmental and climatic unbalance, which may seriously jeopardize future generations.
MOTTO
'' WE FIGHT FOR THE PROTECTION OF PLANET EARTH"

Photo: Ranger Station inside the INP. Photo below: Forest Rangers.