SPECIAL POLICE OPERATIONS AND INTEGRATION WITH POLICE INTELLIGENCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME - IMPORTANCE AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

The objective of this article was to study the use of special operations, with emphasis on the Comandos e Operações Especiais (COE), Company of the Special Operations Battalion in the Military Police of Paraná (BOPE) and to evaluate the importance and challenges in their joint action with intelligence, to develop operations with greater effectiveness. The research methodology used was exploratory and descriptive with a qualitative approach and bibliographic research to support the literature review of the researched materials. The results of the study show that understanding the importance of intelligence today is essential, especially in the Special Operations activity that BOPE develops throughout the state territory. Therefore, the new types of conflicts, the preponderant relevance of intelligence, as well as the role of BOPE in this context of great complexity were contextualized. It can be concluded that the differentiated preparation of operators, combined with current doctrine and joint action with intelligence in these conflicts, allows for better response to incidents in which BOPE is involved.