Overview
- São Paulo City Hall confirmed the theft at the Biblioteca Mário de Andrade, where the works were on display for the joint 'Du livre au musée' exhibition with the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo.
- Police said two armed men subdued a security guard and an elderly couple, removed the engravings from a glass case, placed them in a canvas bag, and exited through the main door.
- Authorities have not disclosed which specific Matisse and Portinari pieces were taken, and the artworks remain missing.
- The venue has surveillance cameras, and local outlet g1 reported the suspects were captured on video as police presence in the area was reinforced.
- City officials said the five Portinari engravings were illustrations for the 1959 book Menino de Engenho, and the exhibition opened in October and concluded on Sunday.