CORE (Brazil)

Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais (Portuguese for Coordination of Special Assets), mostly known by its acronym CORE, is a national special police unit within the Civil Police, which originated from the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. CORE was formed in July 4, 1969, and is comparable to São Paulo's GOE.

Duties

 * Operations against organized crime
 * High-risk arrests
 * Hostage situation response
 * High-risk VIP's escort
 * Special anti-terrorism operations
 * Rescue operations in general including physical disasters

Services


Its structure is composed of the following operating units:


 * Serviço de Operações e Táticas Especiais (SOTE) - Special Operations and Tactics Service
 * 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

 * Taurus pistols
 * Glock pistols
 * Colt pistols
 * Heckler & Koch MP5
 * Colt M16A2
 * Heckler & Koch G3