1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais
| 1st Special Forces Battalion | |
|---|---|
| 1º Batalhão de Forcas Especiais | |
|
Coat of arms of the 1st SF Battalion | |
| Active | 1983 - present |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Allegiance |
 Ministry of Defence |
| Branch |
 Brazilian Army |
| Type | Special Forces |
| Role |
Counter Terrorism Amphibious Warfare Special reconnaissance Airborne & air assault operations |
| Size | Unknown |
| Part of |
 Brazilian Special Operations Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Goiânia |
| Motto | "Qualquer missão, em qualquer lugar, a qualquer hora, de qualquer maneira." |
| Commanders | |
| Current Commander | Marcelo Bento Pires |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | 1º B F Esp |
1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais (1st Special Forces Battalion/1º B F Esp) is one of two counter-terrorism (CT) units in the Brazilian Armed Forces (the other being Projeto Talon).
History
The Battalion was given its counter-terrorism mission in the mid-1980s, following expansion to create the 1st SF Battalion.
Role
The Battalion's mission is similar to that of the Green Beret units; however, because they have the CT mission, they have modified their organization to more closely follow Britain's Special Air Service and American's Delta Force. The SF Battalion falls within the Army's Special Operations Brigade and is located in Goiânia, state of Goiás.
The battalion is capable of conducting its missions independently from or in conjunction with conventional forces. Battalion troops are trained in jungle warfare at the Army's CIGS jungle warfare school and in amphibious, mountain warfare, airborne, airmobile and HAHO/HALO operations. They are also prepared for long-range reconnaissance in addition to their CT operations.
Culture
Brigade Song:
Em resposta ao clamor do deverAbandono meu lar meu amor
O convívio sagrado da prole
Repudiando o conforto e o prazer.
A distância, a saudade e a dor,
Me transformam em lobo feroz,
Rosto negro, olhar de rapina,
Braço armado que lança o terror.
Quando a luta cerrar os seus punhos
Exigindo o sangue do audaz
Quando o medo atingir o mais forte
Misturando o pavor com a morte
Vai erguer-se um guerreiro do chão
Destemido, treinado e leal
Vai buscar a vitória final
E lutar pelo seu batalhão
O silêncio das noites escuras
Nos garanten sigilo total,
O sabre rubro revela a bravura
Inerente ao guerreiro especial,
As batalhas de Dias Cardoso
Líder nato, imortal varonil
Fazem-nos orgulhosos soldados, (Rhum! Rhum! Há!)
das Forças Especiais do Brasil
— Letra de Hélcio Bruno de Almeida e música de Benedito Ferraz de Oliveira