State Surveillance and Defense Police
Law enforcement agency
- Portuguese International Police
Political and Social Defense Police
- 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.