On June 11, 1865, brave Brazilians played a leading role in one of the greatest deeds of our History: the victory in the Naval Battle of Riachuelo, which contributed to the favorable outcome in the War of the Triple Alliance. Therefore, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center carried out the ceremony of the 147th Anniversary Naval Battle of Riachuelo.
The Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center was visited by 30 students (sergeants) from the Coastal and Anti-aircraft Artillery School on June 11, 2012.
On this day, Major AMILTON FERNANDO BARBOSA MOLETA, Instructor from the Doctrine Division, gave an institutional lecture in the New Horizon Room in the Integration Pavilion.
Following this activity, the students attended an explanation given by Lt ROMILDO DE OLIVEIRA RIBEIRO on the Training System of the Legal Force Use (Combat Simulator). They also had the opportunity to try the equipment...
On June 06, 2012, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (acronym in Portuguese: CCOPAB) hosted a researcher from FAFO – a Norwegian acronym which stands for the Institute for Applied International Studies, who was accompanied by Sandro Costa Santos, the Vice Coordinator of Human Security in the Brazilian NGO Viva Rio.
The visitors were hosted by Coronel Baganha, the Commander of CCOPAB and were informed by him on the activities and projects developed by the Center concerning peacekeeping operations.
From 04 to 06 of June, 2012, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (acronym in Portuguese: CCOPAB) held the Maritime Task Force Course (acronym in Portuguese: FTM) – UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), which aimed at preparing the officers who will be members of the contingent of the mission in Lebanon.
The course participants were officers from the Brazilian Navy.
The Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center took part in the celebrations of the International Day of Peacekeepers on June 1, 2012, in the Campo de Parada Brigadeiro Sampaio. Major General Carlos Maurício Barroso Sarmento, GUEs Commander/ 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Es) headed the ceremony in which military personnel from different units from the Vila Militar Garrison, from the Brazilian Ex-Combatants Association and from the Members of the SUEZ Battalion Association also participated
Captain Fausto Augusto de Sousa Pontes, CCOPAB instructor, took part in the 20th UN Military Observers Course at the Military Training Centre, in Kielce – Poland, from May 07 to 25, 2012.
The students were officers from Poland, Egypt, Slovakia, Vietnam, Georgia, India, Montenegro and Brazil In addition to exploring topics prescribed by the United Nations, it was an excellent opportunity to obtain new knowledge and exchange experience.
