Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais

Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais
Active	1969–present
Country	Brazil
Type	Police tactical unit
Role	Counter-terrorism Hostage rescue Law enforcement Special operations
Garrison/HQ	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nickname(s)	CORE
Colors	Black
Mascot(s)	M16 crossed and knife in the skull
Anniversaries	4 July 1969

The Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais (Portuguese for Coordination of Special Assets), best known by its acronym CORE, is the police tactical unit 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
• FN FAL^[1]
• M16A2 Commando^[1]
• Colt M4 MONOLITHIC CQB
• ArmaLite AR-10
• Armalite SuperSASS^[2]
• Minimi MK2^[1]

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

• 
  CORE Esquilo helicopter
• 
  CORE Bomb Squad car
• 
  Bomb-dog unit car
• 
  CORE Maverick APC

See also

• Civil Police (Brazil)
• Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State
• 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
• November operations (in Portuguese)

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Law enforcement in Brazil

Federal

• Federal Police
• Federal Highway Police
• Federal Railroad Police
• National Public Security Force

State

Civil Police	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Espírito Santo Federal District Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins
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Local Municipal Guards
(list by state)

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins

See also

• Law of Brazil
• Crime in Brazil
• Ministry of Justice (Brazil)