It wouldn't have surprised me if Rizzuto asked them to go along with Joe Bravo in Sicily. He proved he had contacts there as he was wanted for bid rigging or whatever it was with the bridge that was supposed to have been built. Bravo proved even in the taps that he had not went to see Rizzuto since he was out, so chances are he was on the hit list from the beginning. Sounds like Rizzuto gave him one final chance when they had the Cuba meeting but once again he refused to see Vito and that was it.

As for him being made, I don't believe it and I think Cabrini nailed it with the Jimmy Burke reference. Him and Desjardins both brought in a ton of money so of course they had some power. Rizzuto showed both of them respect like he was known to do with everyone no matter their color or background. If you could make money and be loyal (at the time he was out anyways) he had a spot for you. So of course he would act like they were made, they more than likely brought more in than any others as their drug record proves that they were moving lots of drugs. So I don't doubt Joe Bravo thought he was made because Rizzuto "acted" like he was made. So I could easily see him becoming confused.

We also must remember if the two brothers that killed Joe Bravo that if they were not already warned about Joe Bravo and told to go along with him, chances are they knew he could make money due to his drug connects. He might not have had any choice but to try and brag about it to get contacts in Sicily himself, who really knows?