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| Brazil police find stolen Picasso | Brazil police find stolen Picasso |
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| Police in Brazil have recovered an engraving by Pablo Picasso that was stolen from a museum in Sao Paulo. | Police in Brazil have recovered an engraving by Pablo Picasso that was stolen from a museum in Sao Paulo. |
| The Painter and the Model was taken in a daylight robbery in June from the state-owned Estacao Pinacoteca museum. | The Painter and the Model was taken in a daylight robbery in June from the state-owned Estacao Pinacoteca museum. |
| Police said an arrested suspect had led them to the engraving, wrapped in a plastic bag and hidden in an attic, apparently in perfect condition. | |
| Another Picasso and two paintings by Brazilian artists stolen in the same robbery have not yet been recovered. | Another Picasso and two paintings by Brazilian artists stolen in the same robbery have not yet been recovered. |
| The man arrested was held on suspicion of trying to steal a cash machine, but instead led police to the stole Picasso. | The man arrested was held on suspicion of trying to steal a cash machine, but instead led police to the stole Picasso. |
| "We were taken by surprise," Inspector Cesar Carlos Dias told the Associated Press. | "We were taken by surprise," Inspector Cesar Carlos Dias told the Associated Press. |
| "We were keeping an eye on [the suspect] and two other men because we had information they were planning to steal automatic teller machines and rob banks. | "We were keeping an eye on [the suspect] and two other men because we had information they were planning to steal automatic teller machines and rob banks. |
| "In a tapped phone conversation, the Picasso print was mentioned." | "In a tapped phone conversation, the Picasso print was mentioned." |
| The man, a 30-year-old Sao Paulo resident, was arrested on charges of robbery, police said. | The man, a 30-year-old Sao Paulo resident, was arrested on charges of robbery, police said. |
| The two Picasso engravings and the other works stolen in June have a combined estimated value of 1 million Brazilian reals (US$630,000), museum officials have said. | |
| Sao Paulo has a history of art thefts: a painting by Picasso was among two works stolen from the city's Museum of Art that were recovered in January. | Sao Paulo has a history of art thefts: a painting by Picasso was among two works stolen from the city's Museum of Art that were recovered in January. |