Property destruction: On 18 March 2025, in Dourados (Mato Grosso do Sul), federal police seized 8,060kg of marijuana hidden in a truck loaded with corn during an inspection on the MS-386 highway. Police arrested one person.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 18, 2025, federal police in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil discovered 8,060kg of marijuana while inspecting corn cargo trucks and arrested one suspect. This incident on the MS-386 highway suggests that agricultural transportation routes are being exploited for concealing illegal goods.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Exposure of security vulnerabilities in Brazil's agricultural transportation network - confirmed potential for corn and other grain export routes to be used for illegal activities
• Concerns over agricultural transportation delays and increased logistics costs due to intensified cargo inspections on MS-386 highway sections
• Mato Grosso do Sul is a major Brazilian agricultural region, and future enhanced cargo security inspections could affect grain export schedules
• Pressure for increased transportation costs due to agricultural transportation companies' need to implement additional security procedures

3) Watch points

• Whether Brazilian federal police expand security inspections targeting agricultural transportation routes and the impact on major agricultural region logistics hubs
• Trends in traffic delays and cargo congestion on major transportation routes in Mato Grosso do Sul, including the MS-386 highway