Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar (Portuguese for Tobias de Aguiar's Ostensive Rounds), rounds are patrols, mostly known by its acronym ROTA (Portuguese for route), is the special force of the São Paulo

São Paulo

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 military police

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, which aims flexibility and fast reaction. Used in the need to control civil unrest, in restore of public order, tactical attack and defense of urban areas.

Fame

ROTA is one of the most efficient, respected and feared police forces in Brazil, being such a fame greatly gained because of 1993 non-fictional account, by journalist Caco Barcellos in the book Rota 66, about the deathsquad-like deaths of criminals when exchanging shots with some ROTA members. The 1970's Chevrolet Veraneio police car was the symbol of fear between criminals, when they saw a gray veraneio coming, they did saw death coming. ROTA members are also known as "Boinas Negras" (black berets)

Firearms

Various types of firearms are used by ROTA:
IMBEL MD97

IMBEL MD97

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- Assault Rifle

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 Taurus PT92

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 - Pistol

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 Taurus PT24/7 - Pistol

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 IMBEL FAL - Assault Rifle

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 Taurus MT12 - Submachine Gun

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 M4

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 - Assault Rifle

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 M16 rifle

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 - Assault Rifle

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 Remington 870

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 - shotgun

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 PSG1 - Sniper Rifle

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 HK MP5A3 - Submachine gun

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 Benelli M3

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 - shotgun

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