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Kieran Guilbert

Suspect arrested in Brazil over theft of eight Matisse artworks from library

A suspect has been arrested after more than a dozen pieces of art, including works by French artist Henri Matisse, were stolen by armed men from a library in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, authorities said.

A pair of thieves took eight engravings by Matisse and five pieces by Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari from the Mário de Andrade Library on Sunday morning, according to officials.

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