Brazilian police have created an entire genre of subcultural art

https://apreensaoearte.tumblr.com/  (Thanks, @jeanstruck!)
Cocaine domino, brought to you by Brazil's Federal Highway Police
Amapá police celebrating their victory in the war on drugs in style
São Paulo military police playing Jenga https://twitter.com/PMESP/status/1297680499998167040?s=20
São Paulo military police winning just another decisive battle in the War on Drugs
Police officers "saw three individuals walking along the road, one of them dragging a tyre, who when they noticed the police presence, tried to escape, but were immediately approached"
http://policiamilitardesaopaulo.blogspot.com/2020/09/baep-detem-tres-por-roubo-com-retencao.html
Expectations vs reality
Writing is Fun!
TOR! https://twitter.com/PMESP/status/1312106281348395008?s=20
The Pyramids of Giza, PRF special edition https://twitter.com/PRFBrasil/status/1317093344871329792?s=20
Impeccable design
It's official: Rio Grande do Norte police have won the War on Drugs
Rio Grande do Norte police - discovering one massive marihuana plantation after another
Not bad, @pmmg190, not bad.
...and the Alexandre-de-Moraes Award for Marijuana destruction goes to:
Mato Grosso do Sul police tend to exaggerate their stage design a little bit
Amazonas Military Police proudly present: another decisive victory in the War on Drugs
Another fantastic piece of art by the military police of Minas Gerais: beautiful little bridges built between Jenga towers, the careful composition of the artwork lets a police officer sit on a stack of marijuana bricks. A+
The Grávida de Taubaté of drug smuggling
Paraíba military police ❤ fine art
The unstoppable Minas Gerais military police "succeeded in seizing a marijuana-like substance"
https://www.policiamilitar.mg.gov.br/portal-pm/1ciaind/conteudo.action?conteudo=218238&tipoConteudo=noticia
Minas Gerais military police pay tribute to @kloeterklikke
When you finally get to build a new wall at the local police station
ROTAM send greetings from Legoland
Rio Grande do Sul police built a shrine in honour of the War on Drugs
Dogs of Drug War
🔪 🔪 Polícia Militar
Minas Gerais Military Police ruthlessly eradicating crime
Goiás police have created their own font
Snakes on a Table (2020)

Director: Polícia Civil do Distrito Federal
Posing for selfies
Guys, let's celebrate our drug bust and take a picture. Yes, right there!
https://jmonline.com.br/novo/?noticias,5,POL%C3%8DCIA,201337
Paraná military police are excited about Santa's beautiful presents
Police "succeeded in locating 02 PET bottles that were being used for irrigating the plants"
https://www.policiamilitar.mg.gov.br/portal-pm/21bpm/21bpm/conteudo.action?conteudo=218446&tipoConteudo=noticia
Undoubtedly the Romero Britto of Brazil's police artists: @pmmg190
ECSTASY
Tetris
The White Rabbit is getting ready to take Espírito Santo police down the rabbit hole
Disco time!
Money - a surprisingly versatile design material
Minas Gerais military police have zero tolerance for large-scale drug farms
Police finally arrest notorious drug kingpin Ursinho de Pelúcia
The writing, the pair of scissors, the composition - a masterclass by Goiás Military Police
Proudly displaying the results of successful police operations
Dr Evil and Mini-Me: Drug War edition
Today is #DiadoArquiteto and Brazil's police forces send greetings to all architects
Gerhard Richter, eat your heart out!
Making an arrest
Arresting a frog - the biggest achievement in @SargentoFAHUR's life
How to water your plants - a training course offered by Paraná military police
Portrait of a proud artist with the latest addition to his oeuvre
Turn up the volume and listen: the art critic gets very excited about witnessing the police artist at work
Organised crime will never recover from this
Paraná - the Bauhaus of Brazil's police design
Another major drug bust by @pmmg190
Drug bust photo-op influencers
There's Fish on Friday at Pernambuco Military Police canteens
Deforestation in Mato Grosso
Proud police dogs showing off their design skills
It's fun to stay at the D.R.C.O.
Paraíba military police invite you to a party
The stop sign that will stop crime
Rio de Janeiro police have created their very own Pergamon Altar
Arte heroíca e nacional, sem Lei Rouanet
. @pmmg190
Who did it better: Minas Gerais police or Oscar Niemeyer?
Police units across Brazil are eagerly participating in the annual Bonsai competition
Write your name with cocaine - presented to you by Rio Grande do Sul's Polícia Civil
Listerine, fir cones, flip-flops - Minas Gerais Military Police are simply the best
-'Boss, we found some drugs. Am I allowed to arrange them as flashy Nazi runes?'

- 'Sure, soldier, go ahead. No problem at all'
https://www.pm.ce.gov.br/2020/10/30/em-intervencao-policial-menor-infrator-e-apreendido-pela-pmce-em-itarema-ce/
One of the most eagerly anticipated events among Brazil's Polícia Civil departments: the annual writing competition
The Great Sphinx of the War on Drugs
A minimalist design masterclass
Pills 'n' Thrills at Brazilian police departments
Rio Grande do Sul police love getting creative with 5,000 ecstasy pills ☹️↘️☹️
Notorious drug lord "Peppa" finally arrested in Brazil
Brazilian police have no mercy: Oscar the Grouch arrested in Paraíba
Visit Goiás! There are beautiful outdoor art galleries
Minas Gerais Military Police presents gardening trends for the new decade
Notorious drug kingpins arrested in Brazil
Brazilian police proudly present: the defeat of organised crime
Meet Bob "The Sponge" - the drug czar who lost his smile after repeated arrests by Brazilian police
Symmetrical Bliss
Cocaine stars - proudly presented to you by Minas Gerais Military Police
If it wasn't for Paraná Military Police, the War on Drugs would be lost
The Bob Ross Show - The War on Drugs Edition
Arresting a bird - a great opportunity to show off your badges
3-D Cocaine stars - Minas Gerais Military Police take drug bust photo-op art to the next level
When you want to compete with other police departments but your writing skills aren't that great
The War on Drugs version of the Tower of Babel
Paraíba Police raising the bar in drug bust artwork
Brazil's elite strike force in the War on Drugs: the 8th Batallion of Goiás Military Police
Brazilian police having fun with Cocaine
Brazilian police officers are proud of their Lego wall
Polícia prende traficante vacinado
Winning the War on Drugs - and being proud of it
Lining up the suspects
The drug kingpin arrested for this incredible amount of marijuana "can expect a prison sentence of up to 15 years"
https://www.giromarilia.com.br/noticia/giro-marilia/apreendido-adolescente-preso-aos-18-dise-flagra-trafico-sul-e-prende-acusado/42066
Brazil's police forces - once again the clear favourite to win the annual @JENGA World Cup
The judges have decided that Goiás Military Police are not allowed to represent Brazil in this year's Jenga World Cup
Goiás police present the flags of the World. Today: Venezuela
Brazil's police are very succesful in the War on Flip-Flops
D.R.E.
The War on Drugs might be lost, but the War on Wigs has only just begun
The drug artwork of Brazil's Federal Police deserves to be shown at the Museum of Modern Art
Rio de Janeiro police promoting Brazil's agribusiness
#BrazilByBrasil
- We found drugs! And a turtle!

- Great, ask her to hold our badge!
São Paulo police have arrested a living room
Look closely and admire this masterpiece of static engineering by Rio Grande do Sul's police
Eradicating drug trafficking: Minas Gerais Military Police seize "15 marijuana plants"
Amazonas Police reinterpret Paul Cézanne's "Still Life with Onions"
Brazilian police forces offer a dedicated career track for Creative Writing
Paraná Military Police - the smiling face of the War on Drugs
Minas Gerais Military Police went grocery shopping
Proudly presenting another big crackdown against the transnational drug trade
Cigarette staircase design by Paraná Military Police
Amazing details in this carefully arranged still life by the Federal District's Military Police - bonus points for the marijuana leafs placed in between other objects
The @FT are looking for a new corporate logo, and Brazilian police forces' graphic design departments are frantically sending in their applications
The Jenga wizards of @pmmg190 strike again
Rio's Military Police make sure the drugs don't run away by holding them at gunpoint
Being the top dog
Police dogs❤️guns
The golden rule of the War on Drugs: always keep your hand on the gun in case the delinquent tries to escape
The Daltons
Art. Pure and simple.
Creative arts with credit cards
Tackling transnational organised crime by seizing a plant and the equivalent of 5€ #PodeConfiarPMESP
Money has never looked more beautiful

(*Bonus points for the rubbish bin that really ties the room together*)
Rio Grande do Sul police try to discover the hidden meaning of Yin-Yang - but end up with Pac-Man
Quite a catch
Feeling proud about your artwork
Give Brazilian police a fish and they will stage a photo op. Teach Brazilian police to fish and they will stage photo-ops for a lifetime
Brick by brick, Paraná military police are building a house
Arresting a car battery
Drug-sniffing dogs hooked up on drugs
Brazilian drug-sniffing dogs are now also responsible for the photo op artwork. Well done!
Top left: a fried egg made of Cocaine
Emojis for the War on Drugs

Amazonas Military Police proudly present: the Money Smiley
Rio Grande do Sul's Brigada Militar once again proves that drugs enhance creativity 💀💀💀
São Paulo police finding beauty in the small things
Nutella Livre! Free Nutella!
Amazonas police present another exhibit of the great heroic and national art of bullet typography
Police posing for selfies: an underappreciated genre of drug bust photo-op art
Dressing up for yet another celebration of Victory against Drugs
Still life with plant
Artist: @pmmg190
Oil on Canvas, 2021
Unknown heroes of Brazil's War on Drugs: Paraná Civil Police Delegado Bradock
Four brave policemen winning yet another decisive battle in the War on Drugs
8 bit pixel drug bust art
Simple but beautiful
Building a bridge
Paraná Military Police getting ready for tea time
Proudly presenting Brazil's largest drug plantation
It took a real team effort to arrest Brazil's most dangerous criminal
The curious case of the Rio military police battalion whose Rock-Paper-Scissors tournaments always end in a draw
Minas Gerais Military Police boldly putting pyramids where no pyramid has been put before
The War on Drugs ends once all drugs are run over by a police car
Defeating organised crime groups by seizing their funds
Countering traffic sign trafficking
Rare behind-the-scenes footage of drug bust photo op master at work
Following their smash hit "Cocaine Stars", Minas Gerais Military Police now proudly present: "Cocaine Centipedes"
Harvesting your christmas tree in February
Arresting a notorious salami dealer
Heroes of the War on Drugs proudly present the spoils of another hard-fought battle
Overexcited by drugs
The famous Altar for Sacrificial Offerings of Cocaine
Bricklayers contemplating the result of a hard day's work
Brilliant drug bust cinematography.
Bonus points for the photoshopped "P" in Police
Paraná police opening a pack of @SmartiesUKI
It takes a village to raise a child, but it only takes five police officers to build a Jenga tower
Rio Grande do Sul Police reinterpret Inca architecture
Celebrating the delivery of a new TV Set
Crack and Cocaine - The pinnacle of modern floor design at this São Paulo police station
Icons of Gardening - São Paulo Military Police
Designer Sofa "Blitz"
Special Offer: R$ 600, now available at Casas Bahia
Teamwork
Drug bust photo op in tribute to Mad Max
Winning the War on Drugs with Motorcycle Cops
São Paulo military police display their loot after dismantling a notorious gang of beverage dealers
Hitting transnational drug trafficking where it hurts
Mato Grosso do Sul Military Police fight body odour
Cocaine Fans - handcrafted by Brigada Militar Porto Alegre
A masterpiece of brick weed architecture
Police playing a game of outdoor Tetris
Goiás Military Police would be awesome landscape architects
Minas Gerais Military Police getting ready to do the laundry
Celebrating the arrest of a notorious Coke dealer
Mark my words: aerial footage will completely revolutionise drug bust photo op art once Brazilian police departments get their hands on camera drones
Taking dangerous criminals off the streets
'Keep your hand on your gun and shoot if it tries to run away!' - 'Yes, sir!'
Motorcycle Cops winning the War on Drugs, pt. 2
Tocantins Military Police recreating icons of South London architecture
Rio police drug bust photo op celebrating an icon of São Paulo's architecture
The Policemen who stare at Goats
Carefully assembling the artwork
Arresting a drug lord

h/t @MaurilioBarbosa
Showing off what you learned at the artisan's workshop
Another massive drug bust in Minas Gerais
When you feel like you've just arrested Pablo Escobar
The War on Drugs is lost, the War on Tools has only just begun
When your job allows you to cosplay as a B-Movie Cop
The marijuana bust of the century
Efficiently locking up the most evil gangsters
Born to be Wild
Marvellous artwork
True drug warriors are always ready to pull the trigger
Having a few drinks at the police station
Minas Gerais Military Police have no mercy for peppermint growers
The incredible things you can do using Cocaine
Tropa de Elite
Drug bust as performance art - Egg surprise edition
(via @dianaflott)
When police are getting ecstatic about the latest ecstasy shipment
In Brazil, banning masks means winning the War on Drugs

Minas Gerais police arrest wearer of this face mask for "inciting crime" https://www.otempo.com.br/mobile/cidades/homem-e-detido-em-rio-novo-por-usar-mascara-estampada-com-folha-de-maconha-1.2466577
via @haroldcaetano
The Drug War Sherrifs of Minas Gerais strike again
Jenga Champions League Winners
Exhausted but proud after a long day of harvesting
Just another victory against drug trafficking
The War on Eggs doesn't take a vacation over Easter
Arresting drug lords and taking away their money
When Brazilian police feel like posing for Hip-Hop album covers
Pyramids and Drugs and Toilet Roll
Spliffer dog
Blending drug bust photo op art with Nouvelle Cuisine food presentation
Black Panther
Winning the war on drugs, crop by crop
Cocaine sea urchins swimming in the sea
Smile! You're on camera*

*Brazilian police sniffer dogs are sniffing too much
Successfully concluding a high-speed chase
A lavish salad buffet
Kings of Geometry
Dismantling a drug cartel
Minas Gerais Military Police playing The Wheel of Fortune
The Plant Whisperer
São Paulo's Military Police is world-renowned for its artesanal Cocaine Shells
Planting a tree
Paraná Military Police showing their love for the badge
Winning the War on Shampoo
São Paulo - home of Brazil's most powerful criminal group and Brazil's largest drug busts
C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) - Paraná Military Police Remix
A new instalment of Brazil's hit series "Police seizures that hit drug traffickers where it hurts"
Protecting your city means shooting at your city
Casually aiming a gun at your comrade's private parts
Organised crime in São Gonçalo will never recover after this major drug bust

via @gduvivier
Letting your rifle snort some Cocaine
Proudly obstructing traffic
Game of Thrones in Paraná
Sniffer dogs get excited after tasting sweet success
Stopping #420day celebrations once and for all
Winning the War on Drugs?
You can do it!
💪💪💪
Playing with Lego
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