Brazilian Special Operations Brigade

Special Operations Command Comando de Operações Especiais
Coat of arms of the Special Operations Command
Active	2002 - present
Country	Brazil
Allegiance	Ministry of Defence
Branch	Brazilian Army
Type	Special Forces
Role	Direct action Airfield seizure Special reconnaissance Airborne & air assault operations Personnel recovery
Garrison/HQ	Goiás
Commanders
Current Commander	Brig.Gen. Mauro Sinott Lopes
Insignia
Identification symbol	C Op Esp

The Brazilian Special Operations Command (Portuguese: Comando de Operações Especiais - C Op Esp) is one of Brazilian Army Commands. The headquarters are located in Goiânia, more easily to go anywhere in the country, when necessary.

For its creation, the Army Command issued decrees organizing the core of the Brigade (Nu Bda Op Esp), reporting initially to the Brigade Parachute Infantry. Most of its subordinate organizations were stationed in the area of Camboatá (West Zone of Rio de Janeiro), where he was the 1st BFEsp, whose commander served, cumulatively, in the initial phase, the command of Nu Bda Op Esp and management of project deployment.

The C Op Esp can be used efficiently to provide the deterioration of the military capabilities of the enemy, through direct or indirect actions against their logistics infrastructure, its systems of command and control (C2) and aerospace defense, forcing him to commit resources to defend its rear. Among the large repertoire of missions and capabilities of C Op Esp stand out:

ability to deploy the enemy's rear; collect information from the battlefield; perform search, destruction, neutralization and interdiction of targets of significant value; guided air strikes; rescue personal friend; kidnap enemy personnel; plan and conduct operations in irregular warfare: subversion. sabotage. escape and evasion. driving resistance movements (guerrilla) forces against invading larger, alongside the regular actions undertaken by the Brazilian Armed Forces. counterinsurgency. counterterrorist operations like: rescue of hostages on airplanes, banks, subway or boat; VIP security and strategic facilities; attack on terrorist bases; deactivation of explosives; monitoring of terrorist groups. The C Op Esp is extremely flexible, with a little rigid organization and a variety of techniques, procedures and available resources. The SP could conduct operations deep with minimal direction and support, providing greater opportunities to land operations (tactical and strategic) to attack the enemy where and when it is most vulnerable.

The C Op Esp is effectively able to carry out deep and intervene with opportunity, as soon as possible in crisis situations, doing missions for prompt response, and has this strategic mobility afforded by the availability of adequate resources, particularly air travel, which are provided mainly at the strategic level by FAB, and may also participate in the Flight of the Army and Naval Aircraft, in accordance with the requirements.