Comando de Operações Táticas
| Comando de Operações Táticas Command for Tactical Operations | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | COT |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1987 |
| Employees | 26 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | Brazil |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Brasília, DF |
| Agency executive | Anderson Rui Fontel de Oliveira |
| Parent agency | Minister of Justice |
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COT's snipers during a training section.
The Comando de Operações Táticas (Portuguese for Command Of Tactical Operations), mostly known by its acronym COT, was created after Brazilian parliament recommendations, in an attempt to have a specialized counter-terrorism force. It was placed in service in 1987.
The group is made up of Federal Agents of the Brazilian Federal Police Department. These agents take the Tactical Training Course for 14 weeks.
Duties
- Airplane hijacking
- Bomb Attacks
- Counter-terrorism
- VIP protection
- Combat Drug Smuggling
- Border Control
See also
- Brazilian Federal Police "Policia Federal"
External links
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