Second Suspect Detained in Mário de Andrade Library Heist

Overview

• Police detained Luís do Carmo on December 18 in São Paulo on suspicion of aiding the escape after the robbery that took 13 works from the Mário de Andrade Library.
• Investigators say cameras captured do Carmo walking beside arrested suspect Felipe dos Santos Fernandes Quadra as Quadra held the stolen pieces, enabling identification of his role.
• Authorities plan to request a temporary arrest warrant for do Carmo while continuing operations to locate additional participants and recover the missing artworks.
• The theft involved eight engravings by Henri Matisse and five by Cândido Portinari, with surveillance tracing the route to Vale do Anhangabaú where a blue van awaited and was later abandoned.
• Quadra was arrested on December 8 in Mooca and, according to police, has prior records for theft, robbery, and drug trafficking, as the library confronts repeat security challenges highlighted by a 2008 case recovered in 2024.