How much does a Bope police officer earn?

Do you know how much a BOPE police officer earns? Bope is a highly specialized unit, and working with them requires a lot of dedication, you have to take risks and ends up having very rigorous training.

Let's find out more about Bope and the salary of a police officer from this specific battalion.

What is BOPE?

BOPE, or Special Police Operations Battalion, is a special forces unit of the Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The elite unit was created in 1978 and is one of the best in the world.

Therefore, many professionals who enter the public health field aim at this specific battalion.

BOPE is the unit responsible for operating in high-risk operations, combating terrorism, operating in rescues and intervening in conflict situations.

To become a BOPE police officer it is necessary to undergo rigorous training, which encompasses the physical and mental aspects of being a police officer.

How much does a BOPE police officer earn?

To know how much a BOPE police officer earns, it is necessary to understand that there are different possible positions within this career.

The first step for the police officer who enters the battalion is the position of soldier, responsible for more basic tasks, followed by the position of sergeant, police officers who lead teams and are part of the planning and action of operations.

Superior to the sergeant, we have the warrant officer who leads the squads, acting in command and control, followed by the captain, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel.

Now let's check what the salaries are for these police positions in the Special Police Operations Battalion.

At the beginning of their career, as a soldier, BOPE police officers will receive a salary of R$ 3,300. When moving up the career ladder, becoming a sergeant, the police officer can start receiving from R$ 8 thousand to R$ 9 thousand reais per month

The captain, a higher rank in the battalion, will receive more than R$ 11 thousand reais per month.

Salaries are higher than those of the military police or civil because of the risk these professionals are putting themselves in.

They need to make every effort and dedicate themselves to ensuring public safety for the entire society.

How to join BOPE?

And to join the Battalion, the police officer will need to pass a public exam and then go through a very rigorous training course, one of the most demanding in our country.

During the six months of training, they must pass physical, shooting, strategy, knowledge and psychological tests.

To be able to join, there are some requirements, such as being a native Brazilian, being between 18 and 30 years old and being single.

The police officer will also need to have complete medical education and a minimum height, which for men is 1.65m and for women is 1.60m.

You cannot have a criminal record and it is mandatory that you are up to date with all military obligations, in the case of men, and electoral obligations as well.

To be approved, it is necessary to go through three phases, selection, basic and specialization training to finally be able to work at BOPE.