This dissertation deals with the process of territorialization of the Elite Troop of the
Military Police of Tocantins - CIOE-PMTO, that is, the organization and symbolic
constitution of former members and members of the then Independent Company of
Special Operations, as CIOE during the research was elevated to Special Operations
Battalion - BOPE. It is about giving visibility to these men and their strategies of
distinction in the Military Police of the state of Tocantins from the culture and process
of territorialization. The theoretical framework was based on the perspective of Pierre
Bourdieu, especially the concepts of habitus, field and symbolic capital, in an attempt
to understand the reasons for the creation of the CIOE and the construction process
of its symbolic marks, between 2003 and the beginning of 2021. The literature used
dialogues with Anthropology, Sociology, Geography and History. The sources used
underwent a qualitative and quantitative approach, through the analysis of official
documents of the corporation and application of structured questionnaires to some
former members and members of the CIOE. Finally, it was possible to reveal culture
and territorialization from the references of Bourdieu, Denécé, Raffestin and Saquet,
facilitating the understanding of culture, territorialization, territoriality and the
construction of new habitus in CIOE members, who were previously part of the ordinary
troop and the permanence of these habitus in its former members. These habitus, as
defined by Bourdieu, are present in the group's speech, gestures, behavior and values.
Furthermore, the recurrent insistence on mobilizing arguments to "make believe" in the
need for the creation of Special Police Forces was noticed, showing the culture,
territorialization and territoriality of this unit distinct from the common ones, namely: the
elite troop of the Military Police of Tocantins.
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