sentences:  It also utilizes equipment deemed more powerful than traditional civilian law enforcement.BOPE of PMERJ is one of the best known units of its kind among Brazil's military police organizations.Military Police of Alagoas and Santa Catarina states also call their tactical units "BOPE", while the military police of the Federal District, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Sul states call their forces "Special Operations Battalion(s)" (""Batalhão de Operações Especiais"" or ""BOE"").