Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In the impoverished Southeastern corner of Brazil, rapidly advancing technology gives birth to giant armored vehicles called the "Caveirãos". Referred to by the public as "Peacekeepers"-- or known to criminals by its more menacing title: "The Big Skull"-- these assault trucks carry out the elite counter-terrorist operations set-up by the special policing unit BOPE against ongoing urban warfare.

Despite their rivalry with other military agencies (such as ROTA, NEPOM, & COMANF), the BOPE have earned their reputation as most intimidating when combating in the close-quarters environment of the favela slums against drug traffickers, rioters, "arrastões" or hostage/VIP negotiations. Sometimes they get carried away with their wacky hi-jinks (like collateral damage or unconstitutional dragnets), but they're just trying to get by the best they can on a tight budget.
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♫-"Miraiha lovers" by Hiroko Kasahara (PATLABOR OST, 1988)