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Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE) (Portuguese: [bataˈʎɐ̃w dʒi opeɾaˈsõjs poliˈsjajz ispeˈsjajs]; literally "Battalion of Special Police Operations") is the tactical police unit and gendarmerie of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (PMERJ) in Brazil.
The Battalion of Special Operations (Portuguese: Batalhão de Operações Especiais - BOPE) is a unit of the Military Police of Paraná, Brazil. It is a police tactical unit in the State of Parana , trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers.
These components occasionally operate alongside the special forces of other Brazilian Armed Forces branches or police units, although there is no permanent joint command structure. The first Brazilian special operations course was established in 1957, and the first operational unit in 1968, both within the current Paratrooper Infantry Brigade ...
The BEPE or Batalhão Especial de Pronto Emprego (Quick Deployment Special Battalion) is the elite unit of National Public Security Force. It is headquartered in Gama, in the Federal District. Its training with elite units of Brazil and abroad allows BEPE to be effectively suited for patrol or police special operations anywhere in the country.
In 2023, the Military Police in Brazil recorded having killed 6,296 people (approximately 17 people per day)—eight times the U.S. police lethality rate—yet evidence points to the actual number ...
Policing in Brazil. Military Police of Brazilian States; Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar: Military Police of the State of São Paulo. BOPE: Special Police Operations Battalion of the Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State; List of Wars involving Brazil; Military of the Empire of Brazil
The alleged plot also involved other military personnel with training in special forces, the Federal Police said. Jair Bolsonaro talks with reporters after arriving at the airport in Brasilia ...
Most of the men under investigation in the alleged 2022 coup plot are military personnel with Special Forces training, or close aides to Bolsonaro, a hard-right former army officer who won the ...