Military Vehicles [Brazil]: Caveirão Military Police Armoured Transport (BOPE)

Language of Video Presentation: Brazillian Portuguese (Português Brasileiro)

The Caveirão is a security van that has been adapted into military-style assault vehicle for use by the special police of Brazil's state of Rio de Janeiro, the BOPE (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais) which means in English, Special Police Operations Battalion. The word Caveirão literally means "big skull" and is a reference to the emblem of the battalion which is prominently displayed on the side of the vehicle.

Among the modifications made to the original security vans are a turret that is able to rotate through 360 degrees and rows of firing positions running along each side of the body of the van. Built to resist high-powered weapons and explosives, the Caveirão has two layers of armour as well as a steel grill for protecting windows when under heavy fire. The vehicle weighs around 8 tons and can reach speeds of up to 120km an hour. Its tyres are coated with a glutinous substance which prevents punctures. The van's four doors lock automatically and cannot be opened from the outside, while two escape hatches are available for emergencies, one located at the turret and another on the floor.

The Caveirão can carry up to 12 heavily-armed officers. The armouring is necessary for the protection of officers on dangerous missions deep into Rio's notorious shanty town neighborhoods in the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking.

The vehicles cost R$135,000 each (approx. US$62,000),

Sources:
http://bope-elite-squad.blogspot.com/2009/12/bope-military-style-assault-vehi...

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[yuri34845]

@eloigoncalves28 In Brazil's knife in skull

[Nyelsen]

Só axo que deveria ter feito isso a muito tempo! Bandido bom é bandido morto!

[eloigoncalves28]

cops just wanna kill in  brasil