title: Guardas, poder e ordem: a formação das polícias imperiais paulistas (1834-1889)
abstract: The main objective of this thesis is to analyze the formation and development process of the first police forces in the province of So Paulo between 1834 and 1889.The focus will be on the Permanent Municipal Guard and the Police Guard.The chosen period is justified by the enactment of the Additional Act of 1834, which granted autonomy to the provinces to legislate over their police forces, and ends with the fall of the Imperial period in 1889.The Permanent Municipal Guard was created in 1831 by 