Brazilian distributor Oderço demands answers after two pallets of RTX 5090 graphics cards vanish at São Paulo airport

Brazilian electronics distributor Oderço announced on Instagram that a massive shipment of Zotac RTX 5090 graphics cards has disappeared from Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo. The missing freight consists of two entire pallets valued at roughly 2.5 million Brazilian reais at acquisition cost—equivalent to around $470,000 to $495,000. CEO Oderço Matos stated that the firm has received no explanation regarding how such valuable cargo vanished from within an international airport. [1][2]

Oderço noted that it had never encountered such an incident in its 38-year history and chose to go public after inquiries produced no official response. The distributor has not publicly disclosed specific tracking numbers, an arrival date, or the exact unit count in the shipment. However, Tom's Hardware estimated the cargo contains at least 63 units, likely far more given the wholesale valuation. [1][2]

The disappearance arrives amid an acute global shortage of RTX 5090 graphics cards, which largely vanished from major retailers in mid-September. The cards now trade at extreme premiums on secondary markets, fetching thousands of dollars apiece, which makes unattended shipments particularly lucrative targets for cargo theft. [1][2]