Overview
- Two armed men entered the Mário de Andrade City Library on Sunday morning, overpowered a security guard, removed pieces from a display case, and fled through the main entrance.
- The city’s Culture and Creative Economy Secretariat confirmed that eight engravings by Henri Matisse were taken from a temporary exhibition.
- Mayor Ricardo Nunes said the suspects were identified on camera, and police searches are underway to locate them.
- Additional works by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari were reported stolen, though authorities have not publicly detailed a full inventory.
- The secretariat said the artworks were insured and that surveillance materials were provided to investigators as police presence at the site was reinforced.