Sao Paulo, Dec 8, 2025 (AFP) - Suspect arrested in theft of Matisse artworks in Brazil: officials

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2025-12-08

A suspect has been arrested in the theft of eight artworks by Henri Matisse from a Sao Paolo library, Brazilian authorities said Monday. The man was apprehended in central Sao Paolo after being "identified following investigative work and analysis of security cameras that recorded the criminal act on Sunday," the government of the Brazilian state said in a statement. A pair of gunmen stole the late French master's works, as well as five pieces......

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