In May 1934, four thousand Integralists paraded in Rio de Janeiro, but in July uniformed militiamen from Niterói, Salvador, Recife and Belo Horizonte also marched.

[4] At the 1st Integralist Congress in Vitória that officially took place on March 1, 1934, at the Teatro Carlos Gomes,[5] the basic bodies of the political organization were established through statutes, including the militia that was being formed.

The role of the militia was not only to prepare integralists for parades and physical culture, but to develop true military training, from “technical, tactical and moral” instruction to the elaboration of combat plans.

After filling out a form, which recorded all the militant's abilities, the candidate took the following oath before the militia commander: “Assuming membership in the integralist militia, in the name of God and on my honor I swear: first, absolute discipline to my bosses and perfect solidarity with my comrades; second, to give my life, if necessary, for the cause of the Integralist Revolution; third, love, respect and make the National Chief respected.

I promise to serve Brazil — in the hour of joy and in the hour of suffering, on the day of glory and on the day of sacrifice.”[9] AIB conscript militiaman's oath: “Assuming conscript in the Integralist Militia, in the name of God and for my honor I swear: first, absolute discipline to my leaders and perfect solidarity to my comrades; second, to give my life, if necessary, for the cause of the Integralist Revolution; third, love, respect and make the National Chief respected.”[10]