Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais

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[edit]

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

Services[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Gallery[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "World Infantry Weapons: Brazil". 2016-06-02. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
^ "Rio's Civil Police in Action and Pics -". The Firearm Blog. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-25.

External links[edit]

Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State official website, in Portuguese
CORE - Air operations
November operations (in Portuguese)

[:0-1] "World Infantry Weapons: Brazil". 2016-06-02. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2022-10-08.

[2] "Rio's Civil Police in Action and Pics -". The Firearm Blog. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-25.

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