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The Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais ( Portuguese for ''Coordination of Special Assets''), best known by its acronym CORE, is the
police tactical unit A police tactical unit (PTU) is a specialized police unit trained to handle situations that are beyond the capabilities of ordinary law enforcement units because of the level of violence (or risk of violence) involved. A police tactical unit's tas ...
of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State. It was formed on 4 July 1969 and is comparable to São Paulo's GOE.


Duties

* Operations against organized crime * High-risk arrests * High-risk VIP's escort


Services

Its structure is composed of the following operating units: * Serviço de Operações e Táticas Especiais (SOTE) - Special Operations and Tactics Service ** Seção de Snipers; - Sniper Section ** Seção de Operações Táticas (SOT) - Tactical Operations Section ** Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE) - Special Operations Group ** Seção de Operações Aéreas (SOA) - Air Operations Section ** Seção de Operações Marítimas e Ribeirinhas (SOMAR) - Maritime and Riverine Operations Section ** Seção de Gerenciamento de Crises (SGC) - Crisis Management Section ** Seção de Treinamento Especializado (STE) - Specialized Training Section ** Seção de Logística e Equipamentos (SLE) - Logistic and Equipment Section * Serviço de Apoio Policial (SAP) - Police Support Service * Serviço de Planejamento Operacional (SPO) - Operational Planning Service * Serviço Aeropolicial (SAER) - Air Police Service * Esquadrão Anti-bomba (EAB) - Bomb Squad * Serviço de Suporte Operacional (SESOP) - Operational Support Service


Weapons

* Glock pistols * Heckler & Koch MP5 *
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Armoured Vehicles

CORE has armoured vehicles, popularly known caveirões, used mainly in operations where conflict with drug traffickers is likely. The main purpose of these armoured vehicles is to protect trim elements and destroy barriers used by drug traffickers. Armoured vehicles are still essential in supporting the rescue of trapped police units and in removing the wounded from confrontations.


Bibliography

* MAULAZ, Paulo - Operações Especiais, Rio de Janeiro, PCERJ, 2006. (Port)


Gallery

File:Aguia 2.JPG, CORE Esquilo helicopter File:CORE Bomb Squad.jpg, CORE Bomb Squad car File:CORE_-_Bomb-dog_unit.jpg, Bomb-dog unit car File:Blindado_da_CORE_-_Polícia_Civil,_RJ.JPG, CORE Maverick APC


See also

* Civil Police (Brazil) * Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State *
GOE (Brazil) The Grupo de Operações Especiais (Portuguese language, Portuguese for ''Special Operations Group''), mostly known by its acronym GOE, was the police tactical unit of the Brazilian Civil Police, Civil Police of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. ...
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List of police tactical units This is a list of active police tactical units. Definition Police tactical units are specialized units of a police force tasked with resolving high risk / critical incidents, including: * high risk armed offender / suspect searches / apprehe ...


References


External links


Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State official website
in Portuguese
CORE - Air operations November operations
(in Portuguese) {{Law enforcement in Brazil Rio de Janeiro Special forces of Brazil Government agencies established in 1969 1969 establishments in Brazil Government of Rio de Janeiro (state) Specialist police agencies of Brazil