On 18 March 2025, in Cuiaba (Mato Grosso), outsourced workers at an animal hospital blocked the entrance of the hospital to demand the payment of delayed wages and better working conditions.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 18, 2025, outsourced veterinary hospital workers in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil staged a peaceful protest by blocking hospital entrances, demanding unpaid wages and improved working conditions. This is currently assessed as a low-risk, localized labor dispute.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Mato Grosso is Brazil's largest soybean and corn production region, with veterinary hospital shutdowns potentially causing temporary disruptions to livestock support services
• Cuiabá serves as an agricultural hub in the Amazon border region, where livestock-related medical service interruptions raise concerns of indirect impacts on regional agricultural production
• Currently, direct impacts on large-scale agricultural production or major logistics networks are assessed as limited
• If outsourcing company labor disputes spread, operational instability across regional service industries could increase

3) Watch points

• Monitor whether similar labor disputes spread within Mato Grosso and track wage payment delays among agriculture-related service companies
• Observe long-term impacts of deteriorating working conditions among outsourcing companies in Brazilian agricultural regions on agricultural and livestock support infrastructure