Usage examples of "polícia militar" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Ele foi o herói militar da Guerra Civil. He was the military hero of the Civil War.
Tom está sendo perseguido pela polícia. Tom is being hunted by the police.
Ele tomou o poder pela primeira vez através de um golpe militar. He took power for the first time through a military coup.
Os vizinhos chamaram a polícia. The neighbors called the police.
A polícia não encontrou vestígios de ninguém. The police didn't find anyone's traces.
Se a polícia tivesse chegado cinco minutos mais cedo, todos os bandidos teriam sido pegos em flagrante. If the police had arrived five minutes earlier, all the outlaws would have been caught red-handed.
A polícia vai fazer você encontrar as balas. The police will get you to find the bullets.
A polícia suspeita que ele estivesse mentindo. The police suspect that he was lying.
Coloque o caso nas mãos da polícia. Put the case in the hands of the police.
Sem saber o que saber, ligamos para a polícia. Not knowing what to do, we telephoned the police.
A polícia não encontrou rastos de ninguém. The police didn't find anyone's traces.
Ele já disse à polícia o ocorrido. He has already told the police what happened.
A polícia correu para o local com a denúncia de que haviam plantado uma bomba-relógio. Police rushed to the scene on the tip that a time bomb was planted.
Quando a polícia chegou, os ladrões tinham desaparecido. When the police arrived, the thieves had disappeared.
Em caso de emergência, chame a polícia. In case of emergency, call the police.
A polícia prendeu o suspeito ontem. The police arrested the suspect yesterday.
A polícia procurou o menino perdido. The police searched for the lost boy.
"Você tem certeza que quer chamar a polícia?" Eu perguntei para ela. "Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.
A polícia está investigando o caso do assassinato. The police are looking into the murder case.
A polícia descreveu como o caso seria trabalhado. The police described how the case would be handled.
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