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Key Facts: Delegado de Polícia Federal Exam

120 Items

Objective Questions

Edital Oficial Concurso Polícia Federal / Cebraspe

48.00 Net Points

Minimum Passing Score (Objetiva)

Regulamento do Concurso Polícia Federal

3.5 + 5 Hours

Exam Duration (Objetiva + Discursiva)

Edital Oficial Cebraspe

R$ 250,00

Registration Fee

Edital Polícia Federal

Art. 144, § 1º, CF/88

Constitutional Mission Basis

Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil

Lei nº 12.830/2013

Criminal Investigation Law

Presidência da República do Brasil

3 Years

Legal or Police Activity Prerequisite

Lei nº 9.266/1996 / Edital PF

ANP Brasília

National Police Academy Training

Diretoria de Gestão de Pessoal — Polícia Federal

The Concurso Delegado de Polícia Federal (PF) evaluates candidates across Criminal Law & Special Statutes (25%), Criminal Procedure & Inquérito Policial (25%), Constitutional & Administrative Law (20%), Financial & Economic Crimes (15%), and Criminology, Human Rights & International Law (15%). Requirements include a Law Degree (Bacharelado em Direito) and 3 years of legal or police activity.

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1Regarding the iterative path of crime (iter criminis) and the doctrine of criminal attempt under Article 14, II of the Brazilian Penal Code, which of the following statements is correct?

A.Acts of preparation (atos preparatórios) are generally punishable per se even if they do not constitute autonomous offenses, provided the perpetrator's subjective intent is unequivocally proven.

B.An attempted offense (crime tentado) requires the commencement of execution (início dos atos executórios) and non-consummation due to circumstances independent of the perpetrator's will, punishable with the penalty of the consummated crime reduced by one to two thirds.

C.Desistência voluntária (voluntary desistment) and arrependimento eficaz (effective repentance) maintain the attempt liability but mandate a statutory reduction of the penalty by two thirds.

D.Arrependimento posterior (posterior repentance) applies to all crimes committed with violence or grave threat, provided full restitution of property occurs before the formal criminal indictment is received.

Explanation: Under Article 14, II and its sole paragraph of the Brazilian Penal Code, a crime is attempted when, having initiated execution, it is not consummated due to circumstances beyond the agent's will. The perpetrator is punished with the penalty corresponding to the consummated crime, reduced by one-third to two-thirds, unless statutory provisions dictate otherwise.

2Under Articles 23, 24, and 25 of the Brazilian Penal Code governing causes of exclusion of illegality (excludentes de ilicitude), legitimate defense (legítima defesa) is legally characterized by:

A.Sacrificing an innocent third party's legal interest to preserve one's own superior right in the face of an inevitable and non-provoked present danger.

B.Using moderate means to repel an unjust aggression, whether current or imminent, directed against one's own rights or the rights of another person.

C.Executing administrative orders issued by a superior hierarchical authority, even when manifestly illegal, under strict obedience doctrine.

D.Acting under irresistible moral coercion where the perpetrator retains full knowledge of typicality but lacks culpability.

Explanation: Article 25 of the Brazilian Penal Code defines legitimate defense as the moderate use of necessary means to repel an unjust aggression (human conduct), whether current or imminent, against one's own rights or those of a third party. Unlike necessity, it requires an unjust aggression rather than a generic situation of peril.

3Regarding the differentiation between active corruption (corrupção ativa, Art. 333 CP) and passive corruption (corrupção passiva, Art. 317 CP), which of the following principles reflects Brazilian criminal doctrine and jurisprudence?

A.Passive corruption requires bilateral agreement; if the private citizen refuses the official's solicitation, no crime is consummated by the public official.

B.A public official who merely solicits an undue advantage for themselves in connection with their official duties consummates passive corruption as a formal crime, regardless of whether the citizen accepts or delivers the advantage.

C.Active corruption is a material crime that is only perfected when the public servant effectively executes or omits the demanded official act.

D.Solicitation of an undue advantage accompanied by an explicit threat of physical harm constitutes active corruption rather than extortion.

Explanation: Passive corruption (Art. 317 CP) is a formal crime (crime formal) in the modality of 'soliciting' (solicitar). It consummates at the exact moment the public servant makes the unlawful solicitation, irrespective of whether the private individual yields, delivers the bribe, or reports the conduct.

4In the crime of culpable peculation (peculato culposo, Article 312, § 2º of the Brazilian Penal Code), what is the legal consequence if the negligent public servant completely repairs the financial damage prior to the rendering of an unappealable final criminal judgment (sentença irrecorrível)?

A.The penalty is reduced by half by statutory mandate.

B.The criminal action is converted into a civil indemnity proceeding with no penal consequences.

C.Punibility is extinguished (extingue-se a punibilidade) by operation of Article 312, § 3º of the Penal Code.

D.The conduct remains punishable as an administrative infraction but requires mandatory community service.

Explanation: Under Article 312, § 3º of the Brazilian Penal Code, in culpable peculation, voluntary restitution or repair of the damage preceding an unappealable final judgment extinguishes punibility. If the repair occurs subsequent to a final judgment, the imposed penalty is reduced by half.

5Under the Disarmament Statute (Estatuto do Desarmamento - Lei nº 10.826/2003), how does Brazilian criminal law distinguish between illegal possession (posse irregular) and illegal carrying (porte ilegal) of a permitted-use firearm?

A.Possession refers to maintaining the firearm strictly inside one's residence or workplace (if the titular owner or legal manager), whereas carrying involves keeping or transporting it outside those premises without authorization.

B.Possession applies only to disassembled firearms, whereas carrying requires the weapon to be loaded and immediately ready to fire.

C.Possession is punishable with reclusion, whereas carrying constitutes a misdemeanor subject only to a simple fine.

D.Carrying is restricted to security personnel, while private citizens may only be charged with possession regardless of geographical location.

Explanation: Under Articles 12 and 14 of Lei nº 10.826/2003, illegal possession (posse) occurs when the permitted-use firearm, accessory, or ammunition is kept inside the agent's residence (or workplace, if they are the enterprise owner/legal manager). Carrying (porte) occurs when the weapon is held, transported, or concealed outside these designated premises without statutory authorization.

6Under Lei nº 9.605/1998 (Environmental Crimes Law) and established jurisprudence of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) and Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ), how is the criminal liability of legal entities (responsabilidade penal da pessoa jurídica) applied in Brazil?

A.Legal entities cannot be criminally prosecuted under Brazilian law due to the principle societas delinquere non potest.

B.A legal entity may be criminally prosecuted and convicted autonomously for environmental crimes, and its indictment is not conditioned on the simultaneous joint prosecution of the individual human actors (rejection of the double imputation / dupla imputação doctrine).

C.A corporation can only be sentenced to pay civil indemnities, while criminal penalties apply exclusively to the chief executive officer.

D.Prosecution of a legal entity requires unanimous shareholder consent prior to the receipt of the criminal indictment.

Explanation: The STF (RE 548.183) and STJ overturned the former 'teoria da dupla imputação'. Under current binding jurisprudence, legal entities can be prosecuted and convicted for environmental crimes under Article 225, § 3º of the CF/88 and Lei nº 9.605/1998 independently and autonomously, without the prerequisite of co-indicting the natural person who acted on its behalf.

7Under Lei nº 13.869/2019 (New Abuse of Authority Law), what subjective requirement is indispensable for criminalizing the conduct of a public authority or police officer?

A.Simple negligence or administrative imprudence in the interpretation of procedural legislation.

B.Specific intent (dolo específico) to benefit oneself or a third party, harm another person, or act out of mere whim or personal satisfaction.

C.Prior formal reprimand by an administrative disciplinary tribunal within the preceding 12 months.

D.Direct authorization from the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office to characterize the abusive act.

Explanation: Article 1º, § 1º of Lei nº 13.869/2019 mandates that crimes of abuse of authority require the specific purpose of harming another, benefiting oneself or a third party, or acting out of mere personal whim or satisfaction (dolo específico). Furthermore, Article 1º, § 2º explicitly establishes that divergence in statutory or judicial interpretation does not configure abuse of authority (crime de hermenêutica).

8In the investigation of international drug trafficking under Lei nº 11.343/2006 (Drug Law), which rule applies regarding the statutory majorant (causa de aumento de pena) for transnationality (Article 40, I) according to STJ Súmula 607?

A.The majorant requires proof that the illicit narcotic substance physically crossed the national geographical border.

B.The majorant of transnational drug trafficking is configured upon unequivocal proof of the international destination or origin of the narcotics, even if the actual crossing of the border is frustrated.

C.The majorant applies only if the foreign criminal organization has registered corporate entities inside Brazil.

D.The majorant displaces jurisdiction from the Federal Courts to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Explanation: Under Súmula 607 of the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ), 'The majorant of transnational drug trafficking is configured with the proof of the international destination of the drugs, even if the crossing of the national border did not occur.' Unequivocal evidence of international logistics suffices to establish transnationality and federal jurisdiction (Art. 109, V, CF/88).

9Regarding the privileged drug trafficking provision (tráfico privilegiado) under Article 33, § 4º of Lei nº 11.343/2006, what is the established legal regime and constitutional classification according to the STF and STJ?

A.Privileged drug trafficking constitutes an autonomous misdemeanor that prohibits incarceration under any circumstances.

B.Privileged drug trafficking is not considered an equiparated heinous crime (crime hediondo por equiparação), and its application requires the agent to be a primary offender, have a clean record, not dedicate themselves to criminal activities, and not integrate a criminal organization.

C.The statutory penalty reduction of one-sixth to two-thirds must be denied automatically whenever the quantity of seized narcotics exceeds one kilogram, regardless of offender dedication.

D.Privileged drug trafficking can be applied simultaneously with the statutory crime of criminal association for drug trafficking (Art. 35 of Lei nº 11.343/2006).

Explanation: The STF (Tema 600 of Repercussão Geral and HC 118.533) and subsequent statutory reform in Lei nº 13.964/2019 confirmed that privileged drug trafficking (Art. 33, § 4º) is not equiparated to heinous crime (crime hediondo). Its application requires cumulative fulfillment of four requirements: primary status, good antecedents, non-dedication to criminal activity, and non-membership in a criminal organization.

10Under Article 1º, § 1º of Lei nº 12.850/2013, what are the precise statutory elements required to legally characterize a Criminal Organization (Organização Criminosa - ORCRIM)?

A.Association of at least 3 persons, with informal structure, dedicated to committing any offenses punishable with detention.

B.Association of 4 or more persons, structurally ordered and characterized by division of tasks, even if informally, aiming to obtain financial or other advantages through crimes with maximum penalties exceeding 4 years or of transnational character.

C.A permanent syndicate of 2 or more individuals aimed exclusively at committing crimes against public administration.

D.Any gathering of individuals armed with military-grade weapons intending to subvert democratic constitutional order.

Explanation: Under Article 1º, § 1º of Lei nº 12.850/2013, a criminal organization is defined as the association of 4 or more persons structurally ordered and characterized by division of tasks (formally or informally), with the objective of obtaining, directly or indirectly, an advantage of any nature, through the practice of criminal infractions whose maximum statutory penalties exceed 4 years, or that possess a transnational character.

About the Delegado de Polícia Federal Exam

The Concurso para Delegado de Polícia Federal is one of the most prestigious, rigorous, and competitive public career examinations in Brazil. Established under Article 144, § 1º of the 1988 Federal Constitution and governed by Lei nº 12.830/2013 and Lei nº 4.878/1965, the Federal Police Chief (Delegado de Polícia Federal) acts as a high-level legal and investigative authority. Delegados direct the judicial police of the Union, leading federal investigations into complex transnational crime syndicates, international drug and arms trafficking, public corruption, money laundering, financial system fraud, environmental destruction, human trafficking, and cyber terrorism. Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Laws degree (Bacharelado em Direito) and prove at least three years of documented legal or police activity. The selection process evaluates comprehensive mastery of substantive and procedural criminal law, constitutional guarantees, administrative accountability, international legal cooperation, and forensic investigative doctrines.

Assessment

Stage 1: 120 objective items (Cebraspe) + Discursive Examination (3 questions + 1 Peça Profissional); Stage 2: Physical Fitness Test (TAF), Medical and Psychological Evaluations; Stage 3: Oral Examination (Prova Oral) & Title Assessment; Stage 4: Course of Professional Training (Curso de Formação Profissional) at the Academia Nacional de Polícia (ANP) in Brasília

Time Limit

3 hours 30 minutes (210 minutes) objetiva + 5 hours discursiva

Passing Score

48.00 pontos líquidos na Prova Objetiva

Exam Fee

R$ 250,00 (Polícia Federal (PF) / Cebraspe)

Delegado de Polícia Federal Exam Content Outline

25%

Direito Penal e Legislação Penal Extravagante

Examines substantive criminal law and specialized federal penal legislation. Covers tripartite crime theory (typicality, antijuridicity, culpability), criminal negligence, attempt, concurrence of offenders and offenses, extinction of punibility, crimes against public administration (corruption, peculation, prevarication, obstruction of justice), transnational drug trafficking (Lei nº 11.343/2006), criminal organizations and special investigation methods (Lei nº 12.850/2013), money laundering stages and typologies (Lei nº 9.613/1998), disarmament statute (Lei nº 10.826/2003), environmental crimes (Lei nº 9.605/1998), cyber offenses, and abuse of authority (Lei nº 13.869/2019).

25%

Direito Processual Penal e Inquérito Policial Federal

Focuses on procedural criminal guarantees and federal judicial police mechanics. Includes the legal nature, initiation, execution, and closure of the Inquérito Policial, the statutory independence and investigative prerogatives of the police chief under Lei nº 12.830/2013, criminal evidence and chain of custody (Art. 158-A et seq. CPP), telephone, digital, and environmental wiretapping (Lei nº 9.296/1996), search and seizure warrants, precautionary arrests (flagrante delito, prisão preventiva, prisão temporária under Lei nº 7.960/1989), provisional measures on assets (sequestro, arresto, hipoteca legal), international legal cooperation (extradition, transfer of sentenced persons, mutual legal assistance treaties - MLATs, and INTERPOL Red Notices).

20%

Direito Constitucional e Direito Administrativo

Covers constitutional foundations of public security under Art. 144 of the CF/88, jurisdictional boundaries of Federal Courts (Art. 109 CF/88), fundamental rights and constitutional remedies (Habeas Corpus, Mandado de Segurança, Mandado de Injunção, Habeas Data), state liability (Art. 37, § 6º CF/88), administrative acts and discretionary/bound powers, police power (poder de polícia), legal regime of federal police officers (Lei nº 8.112/1990 and Lei nº 4.878/1965), and administrative improbity (Lei nº 8.429/1992 as amended by Lei nº 14.230/2021).

15%

Direito Financeiro, Tributário, Previdenciário e Crimes contra a Ordem Econômica

Assesses economic and financial criminality investigated by the Federal Police. Encompasses crimes against the National Financial System (Lei nº 7.492/1986 - illegal money remittance/evasão de divisas, fraudulent management, unauthorized financial institutions), tax crimes (Lei nº 8.137/1990, exhaustion of administrative tax proceedings, and Súmula Vinculante 24), social security fraud (apropriação indébita previdenciária and sonegação de contribuição previdenciária), antitrust crimes (Lei nº 12.529/2011), capital market manipulation and insider trading (Lei nº 6.385/1976), and public procurement fraud.

15%

Criminologia, Direitos Humanos, Direito Internacional Público e Civil/Processo Civil

Encompasses criminological schools (classical, positivist, sociological, labeling theory, critical/radical criminology), victimology and crime prevention techniques, International Human Rights instruments (Pact of San José, Inter-American Court and Commission, torture prevention), UN Conventions (Palermo Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Mérida Convention against Corruption), international law principles (sovereignty, extraterritoriality, diplomatic immunities), and essential civil/procedural law mechanisms relevant to federal police authority.

How to Pass the Delegado de Polícia Federal Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 48.00 pontos líquidos na Prova Objetiva
Assessment: Stage 1: 120 objective items (Cebraspe) + Discursive Examination (3 questions + 1 Peça Profissional); Stage 2: Physical Fitness Test (TAF), Medical and Psychological Evaluations; Stage 3: Oral Examination (Prova Oral) & Title Assessment; Stage 4: Course of Professional Training (Curso de Formação Profissional) at the Academia Nacional de Polícia (ANP) in Brasília
Time limit: 3 hours 30 minutes (210 minutes) objetiva + 5 hours discursiva
Exam fee: R$ 250,00

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Delegado de Polícia Federal Study Tips from Top Performers

1Master Special Criminal Statutes (Legislação Penal Extravagante): In-depth knowledge of Lei nº 12.850/2013 (collaborator agreements, undercover operations, controlled delivery), Lei nº 9.613/1998 (money laundering phases, autonomous offense status), Lei nº 11.343/2006 (transnational drug trafficking jurisdictional criteria), and Lei nº 13.869/2019 (abuse of authority specific intent requirements) is critical.

2Practice Drafting Police Representations (Peças Práticas): Train regularly on drafting judicial representations for search warrants, wiretapping, precautionary custody, and asset confiscation, mastering the formal address, factual summary, legal grounds (fumus comissi delicti and periculum libertatis), and operational requests.

3Internalize STF and STJ Precedents and Súmulas Vinculantes: Focus heavily on federal criminal jurisprudence, such as Súmula Vinculante 24 (tax crimes require definitive administrative launching), Súmula 599 STJ (inapplicability of insignificance principle to crimes against public administration), and binding rulings on home inviolability and chain of custody.

4Understand Cebraspe Scoring Strategy: In the Certo/Errado format, wrong answers incur a 1-point penalty. Practice risk management and strategic omission on items with high uncertainty to preserve net scores above the 48-point threshold.

5Prepare Simultaneously for the Oral Examination (Prova Oral): Verbalize legal concepts, constitutional doctrines, and criminal statutes clearly and systematically to build confidence for the board interview stage.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the core eligibility requirements for Delegado de Polícia Federal?

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Law (Bacharelado em Direito) from a higher education institution recognized by the Ministry of Education (MEC), possess a valid Brazilian driver's license (category 'B' or higher), and prove at least three full years of legal activity (atividade jurídica) or police activity (atividade policial) completed after obtaining the law degree and prior to the title evaluation / appointment stage.

What is the examination format and scoring model for the PF Delegado contest?

The initial phase consists of a 120-item objective test administered by Cebraspe using the Certo/Errado format (where a wrong answer cancels a right answer, requiring a minimum of 48.00 net points to qualify), combined with a discursive examination featuring 3 theoretical questions and 1 practical professional piece (peça profissional / representação policial). Subsequent phases include the Physical Aptitude Test (TAF), Medical and Psychological evaluations, Oral Examination (Prova Oral), Title Assessment, and the rigorous Course of Professional Training (ANP) in Brasília.

What is the 'Peça Profissional' tested in the discursive examination?

The Peça Profissional requires the candidate to draft a complete, formally structured police representation (representação policial) directed to a federal judge based on a complex investigative scenario. Common pieces include representations for preventive custody (prisão preventiva), temporary custody (prisão temporária), search and seizure warrants (busca e apreensão domiciliar), telephone/data wiretaps (interceptação telefônica/telemática), controlled actions (ação controlada), undercover operations (infiltração de agentes), and asset freezes (sequestro de bens).

What role does the Federal Police Chief play under Lei nº 12.830/2013?

Lei nº 12.830/2013 formally recognizes the criminal investigation conducted by the police chief as a juridical, technical-scientific, and state career function. It guarantees that the Delegado de Polícia enjoys functional independence in formulating legal classifications (tipificação penal) and determining investigative diligences. Furthermore, a police inquiry cannot be reassigned or redistributed away from a Delegado without a formal, reasoned, and justified administrative act by superior authority.

How does international cooperation and INTERPOL operate within the Federal Police?

The Federal Police hosts the National Central Bureau (NCB) of INTERPOL in Brazil. Delegados coordinate international judicial cooperation, execute extradition requests processed through the Ministry of Justice and the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), manage INTERPOL Red Notices (alert for international arrest with a view to extradition), and participate in bilateral/multilateral Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) and Joint Investigation Teams (JITs).

What are the key elements of the Physical Aptitude Test (TAF) for PF Delegado?

The TAF evaluates physical fitness essential for operational police command. It includes strict minimum scoring benchmarks across four standard physical tests: pull-ups on a fixed horizontal bar (barra fixa), standing horizontal jump (salto em distância), 50-meter swimming test (natação de 50 metros), and a 12-minute running test (corrida de 12 minutos).