Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais
Brazilian military police tactical unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE) (Portuguese: [bataˈʎɐ̃w dʒi opeɾaˈsõjs poliˈsjajz ispeˈsjajs]; literally "Special Police Operations Battalion") is the police tactical unit and gendarmerie of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (PMERJ) in Brazil. Due to the nature of crime in favelas, BOPE units utilize equipment deemed more powerful than traditional civilian law enforcement, and have extensive experience in urban warfare as well as progression in confined and restricted environments.
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Common name | BOPE |
Motto | Faca na Caveira Knife in the Skull / Victory Over Death |
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Formed | January 19, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-19) |
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Operations jurisdiction | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Location of the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil | |
Legal jurisdiction | Rio de Janeiro |
Governing body | Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State |
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Parent agency | Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State |
BOPE of PMERJ is one of the best known units of its kind among Brazil's military police organizations. Military Police of Alagoas, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states also call their tactical units BOPE, while the military police of the Federal District and Piauí states call their forces "Special Operations Battalion(s)" ("Batalhão de Operações Especiais" or "BOE").