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Brazilian police report that two armed individuals stole eight Henri Matisse engravings and five works by

Ecuadorian security crisis — Brazilian police report that two armed individuals stole eight Henri Matisse engravings and five works by Candido Portinari from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo after thr

Published December 7, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

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Context: Ecuadorian security crisis.

Brazilian police report that two armed individuals stole eight Henri Matisse engravings and five works by Candido Portinari from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo after threatening a security guard and visitors. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251207-eight-matisse-engravings-stolen-from-brazil-library (AFP via France 24)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-12-07).