This is the 11621st most frequent Portuguese word.
penitenciários
"Penitenciários" means "penitentiaries" or "related to prisons."
The word 'penitenciários' is used here as an adjective describing agents, indicating their professional relation to penitentiary institutions.
Os agentes penitenciários trabalham para manter a ordem nas prisões.
The penitentiary agents work to maintain order in prisons.
In this sentence, 'penitenciários' is an adjective describing systems, referring to those related to the correctional facilities.
Os sistemas penitenciários têm enfrentado diversos desafios com a superlotação.
The penitentiary systems have faced several challenges with overcrowding.
Here, 'penitenciárias' is an adjective modifying measures, to specify that the measures are related to penitentiary operations.