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The Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais (
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
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.
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
Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State official website
in Portuguese
CORE - Air operationsNovember operations
(in Portuguese) {{Law enforcement in Brazil
Portuguese
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for ''Coordination of Special Assets''), best known by its acronym
An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as ...
CORE, is the police tactical unit of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State
The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State (''Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro'', in Portuguese) is the police force responsible for criminal investigations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formed in 1808, it is subordinated to the state gover ...
. It was formed on 4 July 1969 and is comparable to São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
's GOE.
Duties
* Operations against organized crime * High-risk arrests * High-risk VIP's escortServices
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
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pistols
* Heckler & Koch MP5
The Heckler & Koch MP5 (german: Maschinenpistole 5) is a 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. There are over 100 variants and clones of the MP5, ...
* Colt M4 MONOLITHIC CQB
* Armalite Ar10
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
Maverick
Maverick, Maveric or Maverik may refer to:
History
* Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick
Aviation
* AEA Maverick, an Australian single-seat sportsplane design
* General Aviation Design Burea ...
APC
See also
*Civil Police (Brazil)
In Brazil, the Civilian Police ( pt, Polícia Civil) is the name of the investigative state police forces.
The Civilian Police are agencies of the public administration of the States of Brazil, states and of the Federal District (Brazil), Federal ...
* Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State
The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State (''Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro'', in Portuguese) is the police force responsible for criminal investigations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formed in 1808, it is subordinated to the state gover ...
* GOE (Brazil)
* GATE (Brazil)
* List of police tactical units
References
External links
Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State official website
in Portuguese
CORE - Air operations
(in Portuguese) {{Law enforcement in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
Special forces of Brazil
Government agencies established in 1969
1969 establishments in Brazil
Government of Rio de Janeiro (state)
Specialist police agencies of Brazil