Oderço says two pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 cards vanished at São Paulo's airport

Two pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 graphics cards have disappeared at Guarulhos, São Paulo’s international airport, according to Brazilian distributor Oderço. The company puts the loss at about R$2.5 million at cost, roughly $470,000.

The missing cards were Zotac models built on Nvidia's RTX 5090. Image: Nvidia

Oderço made the case public in an official statement on Instagram on October 16. It says it has had no answers so far, is going public because it needs them, and will not stay silent.

Oderço says nothing like this has happened in its 38 years in business

The distributor says it has never faced a situation like this in more than 38 years. It wants to know how cargo of that value can vanish inside an international airport without anyone giving it an explanation.

Oderço has not said how many cards were on the pallets. The R$2.5 million is what it paid for them, not their shelf price, so the retail value is higher.

The RTX 5090 is Nvidia's fastest consumer graphics card. Image: Nvidia

Oderço has not said whether it believes the cards were stolen

The statement says only that the pallets disappeared. It does not accuse anyone of theft, and the cargo could also have been mislaid.

Oderço tagged GRU Airport, which runs Guarulhos, in its post. It says it hopes those responsible for the case will respond and that the shipment will be found.

Nvidia says RTX 5090 supply is somewhat constrained but the card is not discontinued. Image: Nvidia

The loss comes while Nvidia says RTX 5090 supply is still tight

Nvidia says the RTX 5090 is not discontinued, though supply is somewhat constrained. For a distributor, two pallets of Nvidia’s fastest consumer card is a large hole in its stock.