Battalion of Special Operations

Battalion of Special Operations
Military Police of Paraná
Abbreviation BOPE

Badge of the Battalion of Special Operations
Agency overview
Formed October 27, 1964 (1964-10-27)[1]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Paraná, Brazil
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Curitiba
Website
Non-official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Battalion of Special Operations (Portuguese: Batalhão de Operações Especiais - BOPE) is a unit of the Military Police of Paraná, Brazil. It is a SWAT unit in the State of Parana, trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers.[2]

History

Originally the special operations of the Military Police of Paraná State was to counter-guerrilla warfare, but with the end of the Cold War it was transformed into special operations of law enforcement.[2]

Duties

BOPE team members' duties include: performing hostage rescues and counter-terrorism operations; serving high risk arrest and search warrants; subduing barricaded suspects; and engaging heavily armed criminals. BOPE teams are often equipped with specialized firearms including submachine guns, assault rifles, breaching shotguns, riot control agents, stun grenades, and sniper rifles. They have specialized equipment including heavy body armor, ballistic shields, entry tools and advanced night vision optics.[2]

Organization

Parade of BOPE-PMPR.
Bomb disposal squad of the BOPE-PMPR.
1st Platoon of special patrol
2nd Platoon of special patrol
1st Platoon of special patrol
2nd Platoon of special patrol
1st Platoon of riot control
2nd Platoon of riot control
1st Platoon of riot control
2nd Platoon of riot control
Team of tactical squad[3]
Team of snipers squad
Team of bombs disposal squad[3]
1st Platoon of K-9
2nd Platoon of K-9

Weapons

Manufacturer
Classification
Model
Cartridge
Brazil Imbel assault rifle MD 2 5.56×45mm NATO
United States Colt assault rifle M4 5.56×45mm NATO
Germany Heckler & Koch submachine gun MP5 9×19mm NATO
Brazil Taurus/Famae submachine gun MT 40 10×22mm S&W
Brazil Taurus/Famae carbine CT 40 10×22mm S&W
Brazil Taurus pistol PT 24/7 10×22mm S&W
Brazil CBC shotgun M 586.2 12 gauge
Italy Franchi shotgun SPAS-15 12 gauge
United States Robar sniper rifle SR 90 7.62×51mm NATO

Similar police units of the Brazilian police force

BOE or BOPE are acronyms that can refer to the following specialized military police units:

BOE (Batalhão de Operações Especiais) units:


BOPE (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais) units:

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Decree 16.316, October 27, 1964.
  2. 1 2 3 Decree 8.627 - October 27, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Decree 9.005 - December 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.pmdf.df.gov.br/bope
  5. ↑ http://www.pmdf.df.gov.br
  6. ↑ http://segurancapublica.net/?p=718
  7. ↑ [[]]
  8. ↑ https://www.brigadamilitar.rs.gov.br/Site/Estrutura/Chcp/2boe.php.htm
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2014-12-21. Polícia Militar de Roraima. Batalhão de Operações Especiais
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-12-21. Polícia Militar de Roraima. PM reforça operação Fecha Quartel nesta quarta-feira
  11. ↑ http://www.bopesc.com.br/estrutura_organograma.php Página oficial do BOPE - PMSC
  12. ↑ http://tropasdeelite.5gbfree.com/Brasil-BOPE-PMERJ.html|3=tropasdeelite.5gbfree.com
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