Edgar Gonçalves Fernandes

Edgar Gonçalves Fernandes serves as a collaborating researcher at the Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento sobre Direito e Sociedade (CEDIS) and holds an Adjunct Professor position at Military Academy, where he teaches Social Order Law. Concurrently, he commands the National Republican Guard's security detachment for the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic as a GNR Commander.

His academic credentials include a Law degree from the University of Lisbon's Faculty of Law, a Master's in Military Sciences (Security specialty) from Military Academy, and ongoing PhD studies in Law and Security at NOVA University Lisbon.

Research centers on Administrative Offenses Law and Law-Security intersections, with emphasis on legal frameworks for commercial establishment access restrictions and whistleblowing protocols within police institutions. Recent publications analyze administrative sanction enforcement in commercial venues and police handling of whistleblower cases, reflecting applied legal scholarship in Portuguese security contexts.

Active in multiple research ecosystems including CEDIS, the Military University Institute's Research Center, and Military Academy's Research, Development and Innovation Center, his work bridges legislative theory with operational security practice.