law enforcement in rio has become more effective and comprehensive in the last few years - seeing as the tourism industry is only growing exponentially and the rio de janeiro is a desirable home to cariocas de gema (native) and do coração (cariocas at heart), the prefecture and government work everyday to make the city and state ideal for all the vistors and residents, meeting higher and more stringent standards.

for this purpose, in 2009 a campaign aimed at reducing all sort of crimes has been introduced and named choque de ordem (translated as 'shock of order') addressing everything from illegal advertisements and piracy, to serious offences such as drugs possessions and assaults - it is important to know that bribery is by all means not suggested, and many times the attempt to clear charges with the use of money can result into an even bigger offense.