On March 8, 2016, a delegation headed by the Chief of the Department of Engineering and Construction, General Oswaldo de Jesus Ferreira, visited CCOPAB. The aim of the visit was to know the infrastructure of the center, mainly, in what concerns the improvement of the facilities for the instructions and for the personnel.
On March 04, the ceremony of the 2016 privates enlistment was held at CCOPAB. Thirty-eight new privates from Rio de Janeiro and its metropolitan area will start their compulsory military service. Colonel Carlos Augusto Ramires Teixeira, CCOPAB Commander, presided the ceremony in which the families of the new privates were present. During the ceremony, it was possible to notice how proud the new privates were to begin this new phase of their lives in the Brazilian Army. Their families were also pleased to see them in the Army.
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - From February 15 to 26, CCOPAB carried out the Subunit Commanders and Platoon Leaders Course (EPCOSUPEL, acronym in Portuguese) in order to prepare the 24th Contingent to be deployed to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.
On 23 February, CCOPAB received the Canadian Defense Attaché in Brazil, Captain (Navy) Réal Brisson, accompanied by Ms. Alison Grant, Minister-Counselor and Chief of the Political Section at the Canadian Embassy in Brazil. The aim of the visit was to know what activities CCOPAB carries out and also to strengthen the partnership in PKO training.
On 17 February 2016, at Estácio de Sá University, representatives of CCOPAB delivered a lecture about the importance of the Brazilian participation in Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs). At the event, CCOPAB presented a historical background on the evolution of PKOs and the first participations of Brazil. It was then concluded that the use of such operations is an instrument of the Brazilian foreign policy.
