Overview
- Two gunmen entered the Mário de Andrade Library during visiting hours, threatened a security guard and an elderly couple, removed items from a glass display, and exited through the main door.
- Authorities say 13 works were taken in total, including eight Matisse engravings and five by Cândido Portinari from the joint exhibition From the Book to the Museum on its final day.
- Investigators located the robbers’ escape vehicle and sent it for forensic analysis as they continue to track the remaining suspect.
- Officials used security footage and facial recognition to identify suspects; local outlet G1 aired video showing a man carrying several works and briefly leaving them against a wall.
- International notifications to curb trafficking have been reported, and officials have not confirmed any recovery or disclosed valuations of the stolen pieces.