On 16 March 2025, in Salvador - Pau da Lima (Bahia), a group of bikers protested on the Paralela Avenue, in the Trobogy neighborhood. The protesters denounced the killing of a biker on a hit and run and demanded more security measures for bikers on traffic.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 16, 2025, a peaceful protest occurred in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, commemorating motorcycle accident victims. Protesters demanded enhanced biker safety on Paralela Avenue, but this was a low-intensity peaceful demonstration with no immediate supply-chain disruption.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Salvador port accessibility: Paralela Avenue is a main arterial road in Salvador, a major northeastern Brazilian port city, with potential for temporary logistics access delays to the port if protests expand
• Bahia State agricultural transportation: The persistent biker safety issue may act as a continuous traffic regulation factor on transport routes connecting Bahia State's interior, a major soybean, corn, and cotton production region, with Salvador port
• Northeastern petrochemical hub: Salvador is a petrochemical cluster where Petrobras refinery facilities are located, with regional traffic safety issues having minimal impact on industrial facility accessibility

3) Watch points

• Scale of follow-up protests: Whether additional biker safety-related protests occur and trends in expanding participant numbers
• Transportation policy changes: Impact of Bahia State government's announcement of biker safety measures on major road traffic flow