Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar

Tobias de Aguiar Ostensive Patrols
Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar
Founded15 October 1970; 54 years ago (1970-10-15)
Country Brazil
AllegianceShock Police Command
TypePolice Tactical Unit
RoleLaw enforcement
High-risk patrols
Quick reaction force
SizeCirca 500 policemen, 100 vehicles[1]
Part of São Paulo Military Police
Headquarters
  • Avenida Tiradentes, 440
  • Luz
  • São Paulo, Brazil
Nickname(s)ROTA
Black Berets (Boinas Negras)[2]
PatronTobias de Aguiar
Motto(s)Dignity Above All (Dignidade Acima de Tudo)
Colors
  • Grey  
  • Black  
  • Yellow  
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief Governor Tarcísio de Freitas
Secretary of Public Security João Camilo Pires de Campos
Military Police Commander Fernando Alencar Medeiros
Commander of ROTA José Augusto Coutinho
Insignia
Coat of Arms

The 1st Shock Police Battalion of the São Paulo Military Police, also known as Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar (Portuguese for Tobias de Aguiar Ostensive Patrols) is a tactical police unit, mostly known by its acronym ROTA (also Portuguese for route). Focusing on flexibility and quick reaction, its responsibilities include heavily armed motorized patrols, as well as deployment in the event of civil unrest to restore public order and counter-insurgency operations.[3][4]

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  3. ^ "1º BPCHQ - ROTA - Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar". www.polmil.sp.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25.
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