On 16 March 2025, in Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul), two armed individuals on a motorcycle killed a drug trafficker in a drive-by shooting in the Los Angeles neighborhood. 1 fatality.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 16, 2025, armed conflict between drug organizations in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil resulted in 1 death. This high-risk security deterioration incident occurred through drive-by shootings in the city center, raising concerns about urban safety in Brazil's central-western core agricultural region.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Agricultural logistics risk - Mato Grosso do Sul is a major Brazilian soybean and corn production region, with Campo Grande serving as the state capital and a key hub for agricultural collection and distribution
• Land transport network vulnerability - The region is an inland logistics hub adjacent to the Bolivia border, where intensified drug organization conflicts could reduce truck transport safety
• Local operational risk - Urban security instability poses short-term impacts on the safety of local staff and facility operations for agriculture-related companies
• Regional economic activity contraction - Concerns over increased operating costs for agricultural investment and logistics service providers if repeated armed conflicts occur

3) Watch points

• Follow-up retaliatory attacks - Need to monitor whether retaliatory cycles occur between drug organizations and security authority response strengthening measures
• Agricultural season impact - Entering the soybean harvest season from March to May, requiring tracking of logistics transport disruptions and local labor procurement situations