Constitutionalist Revolution

1932 civil war in Brazil Constitutionalist RevolutionTop to bottom and left to right: Schneider-Canet 150mm cannon used by São Paulo Rebel armored flamethrower car Government Renault FT tanks advancing towards the Itaguaré sector Minas Gerais troops entering the town of Cruzeiro São Paulo soldiers entrenched near the southern sector Colonel Lerí Santos, commander of the Minas Gerais southern brigade Mantiqueira rail tunnel taken by Minas Gerais troops An armored train built by the São Paulo insurgents DateJuly 9 – October 2, 1932(2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)LocationSão Paulo and some parts of Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilResult Government and loyalist victory Brazilian Constitution of 1934Belligerents Constitutionalists São Paulo São Paulo Police Army defectors Maracaju Gaúcho United Front Loyalists Brazilian Army Brazilian Navy Public Forces Commanders and leaders Pedro de Toledo Isidoro Dias Lopes Bertoldo Klinger Euclides Figueiredo Júlio de Mesquita Marcondes Salgado Artur Bernardes Vespasiano Martins Borges de Medeiros Getúlio Vargas Góis Monteiro Valdomiro Lima Augusto Cardoso Eduardo Gomes Strength 40,000 soldiers (pol