São Paulo Military Police

State / provincial police · São Paulo, Brazil · Last updated Oct 10, 2026 · Official site ↗

What gun does the São Paulo Military Police carry?

The São Paulo Military Police's current duty pistol is reportedly the Glock G22 Gen5 (.40 S&W), per news or manufacturer reports; based on a 2021 source and not re-verified since. Its current patrol shotgun is reportedly the Benelli M3 A1 (12 gauge), per news or manufacturer reports; based on a 2021 source and not re-verified since. No general-issue patrol rifle is sourced: the FN SCAR-H (7.62x51mm NATO) and 1 other rifle / carbine are listed, but their entries don't say they are general issue.

Type: State / provincial police
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Entries: 6 current · 2 previous9 sources cited
Last updated: Oct 10, 2026newest source Oct 18, 2023

Quick answers

What caliber does the São Paulo Military Police use?

The São Paulo Military Police's current duty pistol is reportedly the Glock G22 Gen5, chambered in .40 S&W, per news or manufacturer reports.

What rifle does the São Paulo Military Police use?

No general-issue patrol rifle is sourced for the São Paulo Military Police: the FN SCAR-H (7.62x51mm NATO) and 1 other rifle / carbine are listed, but their entries don't say they are general issue. Each rifle entry on this page gives its role and source.

What pistol did the São Paulo Military Police carry before the Glock G22 Gen5?

Before the Glock G22 Gen5, the São Paulo Military Police issued the Taurus PT 24/7 (.40 S&W), per the sourced history on this page.

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Patrol6 History2

Patrol / duty issue

At a glance

Category	Current primary issue	Confidence	Entries
Pistols	Glock G22 Gen5 Who else issues it →	Reliable secondary	1
Rifles / Carbines	FN SCAR-HNot stated as general issueWho else issues it →	Official source	2
Shotguns	Benelli M3 A1 Who else issues it →	Reliable secondary	1
Precision / Sniper Rifles	Steyr SSG M1 Who else issues it →	Reliable secondary	1
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines	B&T APC40 PRONot stated as general issueWho else issues it →	Reliable secondary	1
Duty Ammunition	Not yet sourced		—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Glock G22 Gen5

Reliable secondary

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Issued configuration

Pistol: Glock G22 Gen5
Caliber: .40 S&W
Pistol optic: Not yet sourced
Light: Not yet sourced
Replaces: Taurus PT 24/7

Rifle / carbine (not general issue)

FN SCAR-H

Official source

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Issued configuration

Rifle: FN SCAR-H
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
Rifle optic: Not yet sourced
Light: Not yet sourced

Patrol shotgun

Benelli M3 A1

Reliable secondary

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Generic illustration

Issued configuration

Shotgun: Benelli M3 A1
Caliber: 12 gauge
Optic: Not yet sourced
Light: Not yet sourced

Pistols

1 current

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Shows: PMESP's own Glock 22 Gen5 .40 pistols (standard configuration, no optic or light) in the official video on its new Austrian-made pistols, May 2021

How we matched it: Official @PMESP video post (7 May 2021) on the new pistols bought by the PMESP, "de fabricação austríaca". Watched in full: on-screen text "PISTOLA GLOCK .40" and, at about 0:34, a legible slide engraving "22 Gen5 / AUSTRIA / .40". Standard configuration with no optic or light, matching the Glock 22 Gen5 entry.

Glock G22 Gen5

Reliable secondary4 sources

.40 S&WPrimary duty

Dates	Current (start date unknown)
As of	Oct 10, 2026

Glock won the tender Aug 2019; issued from 2020.

General-issue duty pistol. Official (SSP release): Austrian-made Glock .40 pistols bought 2019-2021. The exact model (G22 Gen5, with ambidextrous slide stop) is from specialist press on the PMESP tender samples, so the entry is Reliable secondary.

Rifles / Carbines

2 current

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Shows: PMESP Choque officer test-firing a black FN SCAR-H (7.62mm, straight 20-round magazine) on the PMESP range, Nov 2019

How we matched it: Official @PMESP video post (29 Nov 2019): "1.000 novos Fuzis FN Scar H 7.62 para a Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo". The video thumbnail shows a SCAR-H (SCAR receiver and stock, 7.62 straight magazine) fired by an officer with a Choque patch in front of a 'Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo' range wall. Same purchase as the entry. The officer's face is partly visible in profile (ear protection, glasses).

FN SCAR-H

Official source3 sources

7.62x51mm NATOOther

Dates	Current (start date unknown)
As of	Oct 10, 2026

Received 2021.

FN SCAR-H 7.62 for specialised units (Choque battalions, BAEP, ROTA); bought 2020, received 2021.

Representative photo: FN SCAR 16S in flat dark earth, the civilian semi-automatic version of the SCAR-L (longer barrel); not the PMESP's rifle. Photo: Mitch Barrie (background removed by Commons user Auge=mit), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (flattened onto white, resized). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

FN SCAR-L

Official source2 sources

5.56x45mm NATOOther

Dates	Current (start date unknown)
As of	Oct 10, 2026

Received 2021.

FN SCAR-L 5.56 for specialised units, bought in the same 2019-20 programme.

Shotguns

1 current

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Embedded from X, photo by @PMESP · original postagency's official account

Shows: PMESP's new Benelli 12-gauge shotguns: close-up of a black receiver engraved 'PMESP' with a ghost-ring rear sight

How we matched it: Official @PMESP video post (night of 7 May 2021, São Paulo time): "NOVAS ESPINGARDAS CALIBRE 12 BENELLI". Thumbnail shows a Benelli receiver with ghost-ring sight, engraved PMESP. The PMESP's Benelli entry is the M3 A1 (dual-mode pump/semi, bought from early 2021); the caption names the brand only, and the M3's pump/semi selector isn't visible in the thumbnail.

Benelli M3 A1

Reliable secondary1 source

12 gaugePatrol long gun

Dates	Current (start date unknown)
As of	Oct 10, 2026

From early 2021.

Benelli M3 A1 dual-mode (pump/semi-auto) 12-gauge shotguns, replacing CBC shotguns from early 2021. Source is a newspaper opinion column; no official record found.

Precision / Sniper Rifles

1 current

Generic illustration

Model videosame model, not this agency's own gear

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Embedded from YouTube, video by @XRING · original videorepresentative: not this agency's own gear

Shows: Full review of the Steyr SSG M1 multi-caliber precision rifle

How we matched it: 'STEYR SSG M1' by X-RING (independent reviewer, not the agency), 25 Sep 2024: 'Full review of the Steyr SSG M1 Multi caliber'. Names the SSG M1 (not the later M1 A2), the GATE precision rifle on the PMESP entry. Representative only: not the PMESP's rifle; optic and caliber may differ.

Steyr SSG M1

Reliable secondary2 sources

Precision

Dates	Current (start date unknown)
As of	Oct 10, 2026

Tactical unit (GATE, Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais) precision rifles with optics; G1 (2019) confirms sniper rifles were planned in the programme. Model from a newspaper opinion column.

SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines

1 current

Generic illustration

B&T APC40 PRO

Reliable secondary1 source

.40 S&WOther

Dates	Current (start date unknown)
As of	Oct 10, 2026

2021.

B&T APC40 PRO .40 submachine guns for specialised units (2021), replacing the Taurus SMT40. Source is a newspaper opinion column by an apparently PM-linked author; no official record found.

Not yet sourced for this agency

Duty Ammunition

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Previously issued

Taurus PT 24/7Pistols · Primary dutyReliable secondary2 sources
Replaced from 2020. · Taurus .40 pistols (including the PT 24/7) were the previous issue; recalled/reworked after accidental-discharge reports in 2013-14 and replaced by Glock from 2020.
G1 / TV Globo ASSTBM
Taurus SMT40SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines · OtherReliable secondary1 source
Withdrawn 2013. · Taurus SMT40 submachine gun, withdrawn in 2013 (same column).
Diário da Região

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Corrections & change log

Oct 10, 2026 · X photo by @PMESP: note/date corrected (data batch)
Oct 10, 2026 · X photo by @PMESP approved after review (data batch)
Oct 10, 2026 · Representative model video embedded from YouTube (@XRING): Full review of the Steyr SSG M1 multi-caliber precision rifle
Oct 10, 2026 · Real photo embedded from X (@PMESP): PMESP video on its newly bought Austrian-made pistols (Glock .40), May 2021
Oct 10, 2026 · Real photo embedded from X (@PMESP): PMESP's new Benelli 12-gauge shotguns: close-up of a black receiver engraved 'PMESP' with a ghost-ring rear sight
Oct 10, 2026 · Real photo embedded from X (@PMESP): PMESP Choque officer test-firing a black FN SCAR-H (7.62mm, straight 20-round magazine) on the PMESP range, Nov 2019
Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Diário da Região; G1 / TV Globo
Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Diário da Região
Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Diário da Região
Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Diário da Região
Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Governo do Estado de São Paulo, via Votunews; Ponte Jornalismo
Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Governo do Estado de São Paulo, via Votunews; Sampi / Folha da Região; Ponte Jornalismo
Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): G1 / TV Globo; ASSTBM
Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Secretaria da Segurança Pública de São Paulo, via ADEPOM; G1 / TV Globo; Portal do Tiro; Tecnodefesa

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