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Members of the ANL viewed Vargas as a revolutionary who would continue to further plunge the country towards an authoritarian regime. The movement's platform was the fight against the exploitation of Brazil by international capital, the struggle for land reform and the struggle for democracy: for Bread, Land and Freedom.
[[Luís Carlos Prestes]] was publicly announced as ANL's honorary president following the party's announcement of its formation, based on his involvement in leading the revolutions of the 1920's and his high esteem among military officials. A revolutionary forerunner of [[Che Guevara]], "Cavalier of Hope" Prestes became a staunch communist in 1930, publicly acknowledging his allegiance to the plight of the proletariat in 1931 following a visit to Moscow. Prestes' requests for membership into Brazil's communist party were ignored for years, while away from Brazil, until a directive was issued by the Comintern, directly requesting his acceptance into the organization.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Santana|first=Marco Aurelio|title=“Re-Imagining the Cavalier of Hope: The Brazilian Communist Party and the Images of Luiz Carlos Prestes.” Twentieth Century Communism, 2009|pages=1}}</ref>
In April 1935, Prestes would be sent back to Brazil following a winter season in Moscow with his wife, fellow communist [[Olga Benário Prestes|Olga Benario Prestes]], along with communists Harry Berger, Argentine Rodolfo Ghioldi, León-Julles Vallée, Franz Paul Gruber, and American Victor Alan Baron, who would join the Comintern's delegation to Brazil. The delegation from the Comintern was accompanied by a [[GRU (G.U.)|GRU]] agent who saw to their security during and after the trip to Brazil.
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