Tactical Operations Command
The COT (Comando de Operações Táticas) of the Departamento de Polícia Federal - was created in 1987 by the Ministry of Justice through the Federal Police Department - DPF with a mission of responding to terrorist attacks inside the country. To do so, its members were trained in technical and tactical units of the Special Armed Forces in Brazil and abroad - in special units in the U.S., France and Germany (especially by GSG-9). Today, this elite force for armed action plays a large range of operations.
Throughout its existence, the COT has participated in several high risk missions such as drug seizures in the country, expropriation actions, rural conflicts, VIP security, dismantling of criminal organizations, and is commonly used to escort high risk prisoners.
To belong to the COT you must be a Police Officer or Police Chief. The training involving tactical and physical disciplines are practiced with the same intensity for all positions in the Training Course of the National Police Academy - ANP, including training by other specialized forces in the country, such as Rio de Janeiro's Civil Police elite group called CORE (Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais) especialized in urban operations.
The headquarters of the COT is in Brasília, in an area of 40 thousand square meters, located in Police Sector South, which sends players on missions to Brazil.
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