Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - The Brazilian Army will send Major Regina Lúcia Moura Schendel, who is a military doctor, to operate under the aegis of the UN in the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
On February 01, there was the beginning of the UN Staff Officers Course (EPMP, acronym in Portuguese) in which there is the participation of 07 students, all from the Brazilian Army. The course is given by the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB), Sergio Vieira de Mello Center.
On February 01, in the facilities of the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB), Sergio Vieira de Mello Center, there was the beginning of the Unit Commanders and Joint Staff Course (EPCOEM, acronym in Portuguese). The commander, deputy commander and staff officers from the Brazilian Battalion, Brazilian Engineering Company and Brazilian Marines were present at the event. no dia de hoje, 01 de fevereiro, nas instalações do Centro Conjunto de Operações de Paz do Brasil (CCOPAB), Centro Sergio Vieira de Mello, o Estágio de Preparação para Comandantes de Organização Militar e Estado-Maior (EPCOEM). O estágio é direcionado aos oficiais que irão compor o Estado-Maior de Batalhão de Infantaria de Força de Paz; da Companhia de Engenharia de Força de Paz e do Grupamento Operativo de Fuzileiros Navais no Haiti.
From 25 to 29 January, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center participated in the meeting for the Command and Joint Staff of the 24th Brazilian Contingent (CONTBRAS), to be deployed in Haiti, at the Ministry of Defense. At this opportunity, there was the preliminary phase of the Unit Commanders and Joint Staff Course (EPCOEM, acronym in Portuguese)
On January 15, 2016, there was the handover ceremony at the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese). Colonel Jose Ricardo Vendramin Nunes handed over the command of the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Center to Coronel Carlos Augusto Ramires Teixeira. The ceremony was headed by Lieutenant General Luiz Eduardo Ramos Pereira, Commander of the 1st Army Division.
From 24 to 26 November, the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), in partnership with the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB), carried out the Course on Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE) in the facilities of Itamaraty Palace and of CCOPAB. The aim of the course is to enable civilians of the United Nations to carry out field works taking safety and security into account.
