Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – No período de 20 a 23 de março de 2023, o Centro Conjunto de Operações de Paz do Brasil (CCOPAB) conduziu a desmobilização administrativa do Comandante sucedido do Componente Militar (Force Commander) da Missão das Nações Unidas para a Estabilização da República Democrática do Congo (MONUSCO), General de Divisão MARCOS DE SÁ AFFONSO DA COSTA, e de sua equipe de apoio, composta por quatro militares do Exército Brasileiro.
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – On 15 March 2023, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB) held the first working meeting of the Latin American Association of Peacekeeping Training Centers (ALCOPAZ), with the objective of debating the main activities proposed by Brazil, currently holding the pro tempore presidency of the Association, including the organization of the Annual Assembly XV. The event in Brazil will bring together representatives of Peacekeeping Training Centers from more than 20 countries. The meeting, remotely conducted in Spanish, relied on the participation of full members, observers and guests of ALCOPAZ.
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – On 13 March 2023, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB) welcomed a delegation from the United States Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (U.S. Army PKSOI), composed of Colonel FLOYD S. LIDDICK, Director of PKSOI; Colonel JONATHAN T. DRAKE, Chief of PKSOI Peace Mission Division; and Colonel LAUTIER BARBOSA DE AZEVEDO, a Brazilian soldier who works as a Peace Operations Analyst at PKSOI. The objective of the visit was to get to know the facilities and the main activities carried out by CCOPAB.
Washington D.C. (United States of America) – From 8 to 10 March 2023, Lieutenant Colonel (Brazilian Air Force) LUANDA DOS SANTOS BASTOS, an instructor at the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB), participated in the Workshop “Women, Peace and Security”, held at the Inter-American Defense College, which aimed to promote an inclusive approach to Women's participation and leadership in Peace and Security, in the Western Hemisphere.
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – On 9 March 2023, Colonel (Ret.) AMILTON FERNANDO BARBOSA MOLETA, an instructor at the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB), participated, as a speaker, in the online seminar “Brazilian Perspectives for the Peace Operations Agenda”, coordinated by the Brazilian Peace Operations Research Network (REBRAPAZ), to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the institution.
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – On 9 March 2023, a team from the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB) participated in the sports event “Peace Run”. It is an activity, coordinated by the 1st Army Division, involving all military organizations in the Vila Militar garrison, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).
