Rio de Janeiro, 1912.

After the Baron’s death, the automobile - the only one of the four PROTOS that we have notice - was transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Customs of the Capital, being sold, in 1916, to the Command of the Police Brigade of the Federal Capital, today the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro.

At the Police Brigade, the PROTOS was of the exclusive use of Commander Colonel PM Olympio Agobar de Oliveira, being used only in official solemnities and in the daily itinerary from the commander’s residence to the general headquarters.

Extremely zealous with the car, he maintained a complete team to care for the PROTOS: a driver, a mechanic, a washer and two sentinels, one in daytime, other at night. Unfortunately, after the Commander left, in 1918, the PROTOS did not receive the same care. Six years later, it was disativated, remaining in the headquarters’ garage.

In april 1925, the director and founder of the National Historical Museum, Gustavo Barroso, requests to the Police Brigade the vehicle that belonged to such an illustrious brazilian. With no proof that the car had really belonged to Baron of Rio Branco, his secretary, José Muniz de Aragão, was called. He confirms the fact and the PROTOS is transferred to the Museum in july, the same year.

Today, the car is one of the only two of its kind remaining in the world. The other one belongs to the Deutsches Museum, in Munich, Germany.