In 1943 he was named commander of the First Expeditionary Infantry Division of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, the 1st DIE (in Portuguese, "Primeira Divisão de Infantaria Expedicionária").
Im Jahr 1943 wurde er zum Kommandeur der ersten Infanterie-Division des brasilianischen Expeditionskorps (FEB), der 1. DIE („Primeira Divisão de Infantaria Expedicionária“) ernannt.