Rio de Janeiro, (RJ) – On 14 February, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) – Sergio Vieira de Mello Center –, welcomed COL Charles Orlianges, Military Attaché, with the French Embassy, followed by LT COL Pierre-Yves Dérangère, Security and Defense Cooperation Board Officer (Paris).

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – On 12 February, in a ceremony conducted by General Rolemberg Ferreira da Cunha, Sub-Chief of Joint Chief of Staff Officer from Armed Forces, a Handover Ceremony was carried out at the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) – Sergio Vieira de Mello Center. On the occasion, CPT (Navy) Elder Vaz, CCOPAB Interim Commander, handed over the position of CCOPAB Commander to Engineering COL Márcio Carneiro Barbosa.

Rio de Janeiro, (RJ), – On 31 January, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) – Sergio Vieira de Mello Center –, received the visit of Vice Admiral (Navy) Roberto Rossatto, who is responsible for managing Marine Corps career. The Vice Admiral was received by the Interim Commander of CCOPAB, CPT (Navy) Elder Vaz, and by the future Commander of CCOPAB, COL Márcio Carneiro Barbosa.