BOPE
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BOPE units have extensive experience in urban warfare as well as progression in confined and restricted environments. It also utilizes equipment deemed more powerful than traditional civilian law enforcement. | BOPE units have extensive experience in urban warfare as well as progression in confined and restricted environments. It also utilizes equipment deemed more powerful than traditional civilian law enforcement. | ||
| - | The force has a fleet of armored vehicles, which | + | The force has a fleet of various armored vehicles, each of which is popularly called “Pacificador” (''Peacemaker''), or “Caveirão" (Big Skull). |
BOPE missions include the following: Extracting police officers or civilians injured in confrontations; serving high-risk arrest warrants; rescuing hostages; suppressing prison rebellions; and special missions in swamps or mountainous terrain. | BOPE missions include the following: Extracting police officers or civilians injured in confrontations; serving high-risk arrest warrants; rescuing hostages; suppressing prison rebellions; and special missions in swamps or mountainous terrain. | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
| + | [[Image:BOPE1.png|thumb|BOPE officers preparing to serve a high-risk arrest warrant]] | ||
===Individual weapons=== | ===Individual weapons=== | ||
====Pistols==== | ====Pistols==== | ||
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===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| + | [[Image:BOPE2.png|thumb|BOPE policemen in training]] | ||
====Armored vehicles==== | ====Armored vehicles==== | ||
*BRDM-2 4x4 armored car | *BRDM-2 4x4 armored car | ||
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*A109A Mk.II MAX aeromedical evacuation helicopter | *A109A Mk.II MAX aeromedical evacuation helicopter | ||
*A109K2 search and rescue/air ambulance helicopter | *A109K2 search and rescue/air ambulance helicopter | ||
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[[Category:Justice and law in Brazil]] | [[Category:Justice and law in Brazil]] | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 13 December 2007
| Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais Special Police Operations Battalion | |
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| Active: | 1991–present |
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| Headed by: | Colonel Pinheiro Neto |
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| Type: | Special forces |
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| Role: | Urban warfare Law enforcement Counter-terrorism |
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| Garrison/HQ: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Nickname: | BOPE |
BOPE (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais, or Special Police Operations Battalion), is the elite group of the military police of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BOPE units have extensive experience in urban warfare as well as progression in confined and restricted environments. It also utilizes equipment deemed more powerful than traditional civilian law enforcement.
The force has a fleet of various armored vehicles, each of which is popularly called “Pacificador” (Peacemaker), or “Caveirão" (Big Skull).
BOPE missions include the following: Extracting police officers or civilians injured in confrontations; serving high-risk arrest warrants; rescuing hostages; suppressing prison rebellions; and special missions in swamps or mountainous terrain.
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Equipment
File:BOPE1.png
BOPE officers preparing to serve a high-risk arrest warrant
Individual weapons
Pistols
- SP-21 9mm semi-automatic pistol
- Glock 18 9x19mm machine pistol
Shotguns
- Franchi SPAS-15 12 gauge shotgun
Submachine guns/carbines
- PP-19 Bizon 9x18mm submachine gun
- M4A1 5.56x45mm carbine
Rifles
- Heckler & Koch G36 5.56x45mm assault rifle
- FN FAL 7.62x51mm battle rifle
- Accuracy International AS50 .50 BMG sniper rifle
- SR-25 7.62x51mm semi-automatic sniper rifle
Machine guns
- Rheinmetall MG3 7.62x51mm general purpose machine gun
- IMI Negev 5.56mm light machine gun
Grenade launchers/assault weapons
- Milkor XRGL40 40mm grenade launcher
- Mk 19 40mm grenade machine gun
- M136 AT4
Vehicles
File:BOPE2.png
BOPE policemen in training
Armored vehicles
- BRDM-2 4x4 armored car
- Buffalo 6x6 mine-protected vehicle
- Casspir armored personnel carrier (riot control)
- Chaimite V-1000 armored personnel carrier (riot control)
- Cougar 6x6 mine-protected vehicle
- EE-3 Jararaca 4x4 armored car
- EE-9 Cascavel 6x6 armored car
- ERC 90 Sagaie armored reconnaissance vehicle
- International MaxxPro 4x4 mine-protected vehicle
- M1114 up-armored armament carrier
- M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
- Meerkat 4x4 interim vehicle mounted mine detector vehicle
- Okapi 6x6 mine-protected vehicle
- VAB AZURE armored personnel carrier (urban warfare)
- VBRG armored personnel carrier (riot control)
- VXB-170 armored personnel carrier (reconnaissance, internal security)
Aircraft
- A109 Light Utility Helicopter
- A109A Mk.II MAX aeromedical evacuation helicopter
- A109K2 search and rescue/air ambulance helicopter
