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GRUMEC

Combat Divers Group
Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Combate
Coat of arms of GRUMEC
"Ordem do Tubarão" (Order of the Shark) Insignia
Active10 March 1998 (1998-03-10)[1]
Country Brazil
AllegianceSubmarine Force Command
Branch Brazilian Navy
TypeSpecial forces
Role
SizeClassified
Garrison/HQMocanguê Grande Island, Niterói, RJ
Nickname(s)"Tubarões" (Sharks)
Motto(s)Fortuna Audaces Sequitur ("Fortune follows the brave")
Engagements
Insignia
GRUMEC Brief

The Combat Divers Group (Portuguese: Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Combate), abbreviated to GRUMEC, is a special operations and counterterrorism unit of the Brazilian Navy. Their main attributions include tasks such as reconnaissance, sabotage, hostage rescue and the elimination of targets of strategic value in maritime and riverine environments.

Subordinate to the Submarine Force Command, GRUMEC teams can be deployed from one of the Navy's vessels as well as via rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, mini-submarines, kayaks, via diving or in inflatable boats that can be launched from the submarine while it is still under water.[7]

A member of the force is known as a "MEC", which is an abbreviation of "mergulhador de combate", meaning "combat diver".

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