Comando de Operações Táticas
| Command for Tactical Operations Comando de Operações Táticas | |
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Federal Special Forces Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | COT |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1987 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | Brazil |
| Operations jurisdiction | Brazil |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Brasília, DF |
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| Parent agency | Federal Police of Brazil |
The Comando de Operações Táticas (Portuguese for Command Of Tactical Operations), mostly known by its acronym COT, is the tactical unit of the Federal Police of Brazil. It was created after Brazilian parliament recommendations, in an attempt to have a specialized counter-terrorism force. It was placed in service in 1987.