On 19 March 2025, in Salvaterra municipality (Para), residents of a quilombo community and professional truck drivers carried out a protest on the PA-154 highway against increase in ferryboat fares. Military police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 19, Quilombo residents and truck drivers in the Salvaterra region of Pará state, Brazil, protested on PA-154 highway against ferry fare increases. Military police dispersed protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets, and the incident was assessed as low-grade.

2) Supply-chain impact

• PA-154 highway serves as a major transportation axis within Pará state, with temporary traffic blockages from protests potentially causing short-term impacts on regional logistics flows
• Ferry fare increase issues suggest rising water transportation costs in the Amazon Delta region, potentially acting as upward pressure on regional transportation costs going forward
• Truck driver participation indicates concerns over land freight service disruptions, though limited protest scale and duration suggest minimal nationwide spillover effects
• Given Quilombo regional characteristics, localized impacts on agricultural and regional product import/export movements are estimated

3) Watch points

• Need to monitor Pará state government ferry fare policy changes and potential additional transportation cost increase measures
• Required tracking of potential follow-up protests or collective transport industry actions on PA-154 highway and nearby transportation networks