[3] The rebellion did not receive widespread support amongst the military, and only 200 rebels remained in the fort when it was bombarded by two planes and a ship the following morning.

In 1924, he crossed clandestinely into Brazil from Argentina and resumed revolutionary activities by encouraging a riot at an army garrison in São Borja in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

He then joined a group of rebels led by Luís Carlos Prestes who had risen against the government in other parts of Rio Grande do Sul.

Defeated, they moved to the state of Paraná, where they joined other forces that had rioted in São Paulo under the command of General Isidoro Dias Lopes.

[1][2] In February 1927, after almost two years of marching, the revolutionaries decided to stop the armed struggle, which is considered to have contributed to the Revolution of 1930 when Getúlio Vargas rose to power.