Captain Herbert, from the Contingent Section, and Captain Shoji, from the Civil Affairs Section, both instructors at the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center, took a course on UN Civil Military Coordination from March 04 to 09, 2012 in Miami – FL. The course was conducted by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs with support of the US SOUTHCOM.
On March 15, 2012, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB) was visited by Mr. Andrew Falconer, representative of the UK Ministry of Defense for issues related to South America and the Caribbean.
Accompanied by Col Marian Evans, the UK Defense Attachée, Mr. Falconer was received by the Center’s Deputy Commander.
On March 2, 2012, CCOPAB held the joining ceremony of the 2012 Variable Contingent. The Center hosted 31 new soldiers from Rio and the surrounding cities to do military service, which is mandatory in Brazil. The Commander of the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center spoke to the new soldiers and their families and enhanced the importance of their joining the Brazilian Army and the noble mission they will render the country from that day on.
On March 1st, 2005, Directive no. 090 was issued on February 23 of the same year by the Commander of the Brazilian Army in order to create the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Training Center (acronym in Portuguese: CIOpPaz).
With the growing participation of Brazil in this kind of operation, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense decided to unite efforts of the three Armed Forces and the Brazilian Auxiliary Forces and use the facilities of CIOpPaz as the base to create a Joint Center which would meet the needs of any civilian or military person assigned to represent Brazil in a peacekeeping or humanitarian demining operation.
On February 29, 2012, the following military personnel left the active service of the Brazilian Navy and Brazilian Army: CMDR (Marines) Paulo André da Silva Lopes and MAJ (Cavalry) André Luiz Pereira da Silva. Other eleven military personnel among corporals and soldiers were also discharged from the Brazilian Army´s active service.
The farewell event took place at Sérgio Vieira de Mello Cultural Center and counted on the presence of the Commander of CCOPAB, COL Baganha, as well as all military personnel serving at the Center.
On January 25, 2012, the Minister of Defense from Suriname Mr. Lamure Latour and his illustrious committee were hosted by the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (acronym in Portuguese: CCOPAB). The Brazilian Minister of Defense Mr. Celso Amorim suggested this visit during a meeting in Brasilia with Mr. Latour held in order to enhance more cooperation between the two countries concerning three topics: military affairs, combat to transnational crime and professional capabilities.
