On 16 March 2025, in Manaus - North Zone (Amazonas), residents in the Colonia Terra Nova neighborhood carried out a protest against the flooding of their residences after a storm.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 16, 2025, peaceful protests occurred in the northern region of Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, in response to residential flooding caused by heavy rainfall. This was a low-risk regional protest involving residents of the Colonia Terra Nova area, with no physical clashes or infrastructure blockades reported to date.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Amazon agricultural region - Manaus is a major agricultural and livestock hub in the Amazon basin, where regional flood damage could indirectly affect production and collection of agricultural and livestock products such as soybeans, corn, and beef
• Inland waterway logistics - Risk of delays in transportation of agricultural products and industrial raw materials through the Amazon River system due to weather deterioration and regional instability
• Regional manufacturing - Concerns over short-term disruptions to local workforce attendance and parts supply chains for electronics and motorcycle assembly plants within the Manaus Free Trade Zone

3) Watch points

• Need to track the spread of rainy season flooding across Amazonas state and the potential for additional community protests
• Requirement to confirm the normalization status of operations at the Manaus Free Trade Zone and major Amazon River ports, and the extent of logistics delays