BOPE: Special Police Operations Battalion - Brazil Elite

Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE) - Brazil’s Premier Tactical Police Unit Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE), also known as the Special Police Operations Battalion, is the tactical police unit and gendarmerie of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (PMERJ), Brazil. BOPE is specifically trained to combat crime in favelas and other high-risk areas. The unit employs advanced equipment that surpasses traditional civilian law enforcement to ensure the safety of the public. BOPE has extensive experience in urban warfare, progression in confined spaces, and restricted environments. Its expertise in these areas has made it one of the best-known units of its kind among Brazil’s military police organizations. While BOPE of PMERJ is the most well-known unit, other tactical units of military police organizations in Alagoas, Pernambuco, and Santa Catarina states also use the BOPE designation. In contrast, the military police of