BOPE

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Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais Special Police Operations Battalion
Active:	1991–present
Headed by:	Colonel Pinheiro Neto
Type:	Special forces
Role:	Urban warfare Law enforcement Counter-terrorism
Garrison/HQ:	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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 armored vehicles, which are known as “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.

Contents 1 Equipment 1.1 Individual weapons 1.1.1 Pistols 1.1.2 Shotguns 1.1.3 Submachine guns/carbines 1.1.4 Rifles 1.1.5 Machine guns 1.1.6 Grenade launchers/assault weapons 1.2 Vehicles 1.2.1 Armored vehicles 1.2.2 Aircraft 2 Images

Equipment

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

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

Images

• BOPE officers preparing to serve a high-risk arrest warrant
• BOPE policemen in training