Integralist Brazil

The State of Brazil was an political regime that ruled over Brazil between 1935 and 1944, including most of the Great Revolutionary War. The state was run as a dictatorship by Plínio Salgado and the political party Brazilian Integralist Action (AIB), who, following their role in suppressing the Brazillian Revolution, instituted a fascist government influenced by those in Europe. Unlike most fascist movements, the Integralists were not officially racialist, however, many key members held anti-Semitic views. Integralism was instead more heavily influenced by Catholic fundamentalism, which manifested itself in extreme forms of homophobia. The Integralist regime surrendered to the Allies in 1944, reinstating the House of Braganza to the revived Brazilian throne.

The Integralists seized power in Brazil through a coup d'etat against sitting President Getulio Vargas on 5 August 1935. Since 18 May, against the backdrop of the Red Tide in the Americas, Brazil had undergone a major revolutionary uprising in cities nationwide, spearheaded by the Communist Party of Brazil. With other capitalist governments in South America having been recently overthrown in the wake of the Red May Revolution, Vargas turned to the paramilitary forces of the AIB to supplement the weakened and mutinity-prone military. Plinio Salgado was named Vice-President, and AIB forces played a major role in suppressing the Revolution during "Crimson July". The loyalties of Brazil's Right quickly tipped away from Vargas towards Salgado, who exploited the situation by removing him from office.