The NiD 52 was withdrawn from the front line during the winter of 1936-37, being relegated to training and coastal patrol, although they were briefly pressed back into combat following the Battle of Guadalajara, being used to attack the retreating Italians [REF].
When the Constitutionalist Revolution began in Brazil on 9 July 1932, Brazil had two NiD 72s still servicable, both of which served with the Legalista forces loyal to President Getúlio Vargas.