According to Security Secretary Nico Gonçalves, the detainee is the companion of the man suspected of stealing the works of crime.
A woman was arrested last Friday 19, suspected of being involved in the theft of paintings from Mario de Andrade LibraryIn Sao Pauloon the 7th. The arrest was confirmed by the Secretary of State for Public Security (SSP-SP), Nico Gonçalves, Nico delegateto the report.
The identity of the suspect has not been disclosed and, for this reason, it has not been possible to locate his defense. At Stadiumthe secretary informed that she is “the wife of the person suspected of having the stolen paintings”.
So far, police have arrested two other men, but have yet to recover any of the books taken from the historic library. None of them are companions of the detained woman, who remains at large, Nico said.
The thieves took away 13 engravings by Henri Matisse and Candido Portinari, including estimated value between R$700,000 and R$1 millionaccording to experts interviewed by the Stadium. The works were part of the exhibition “From books to museums: MAM São Paulo and the Mário de Andrade library”.
A The first suspect was arrested the day after the crime and his arrest was maintained after a court decision. Ten days later, last Thursday the 18th, another the suspect was also arrested by the 1st Specialized Center for the Repression of Crimes and Miscellaneous Events (Headquarters).
According to the Secretariat of Public Security, he was on Alcântara Machado Avenue, between the Brás and Mooca neighborhoods. The boy was identified after analyzing security cameras that recorded the theft.
At the time of the second arrest, the Public Security Secretariat indicated that investigations were continuing to locate and arrest a third party involvedwhich has already been identified, and also to recover the works.
To prevent the engravings from leaving the country, the City of Sao Paulo activated on Interpol. The organization maintains an international database and application used to identify and recover stolen or stolen works of art.
Opened in 1926, the Mário de Andrade Library is the second largest in Brazil and has a collection of approximately 327,000 books, including approximately 51,000 rare works. The building, listed in 1992, was renovated between 2007 and 2011. Located on Rua da Consolação, the building received its current name in 1960, in honor of the writer Mário de Andrade.
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