Property destruction: On 16 March 2025, in Curaca (Bahia), military police officers seized and destroyed 20,000 marijuana plants during a police operation.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 16, 2025, military police in Curaca, Bahia State, Brazil discovered and destroyed cannabis cultivation sites containing 20,000 plants. Classified as a police operation, this isolated incident poses limited direct supply-chain risk.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Illegal cultivation crackdown activities within agricultural areas may lead to temporary security reinforcement in the region
• Bahia State is a major agricultural production region in Brazil, raising concerns about indirect impacts on legitimate agricultural logistics during large-scale police operations
• Currently, no direct impact confirmed on legitimate crop production or major transportation routes
• Monitoring needed for agriculture-related transportation and logistics activities if additional enforcement operations expand in the region

3) Watch points

• Track follow-up police operation plans and scope expansion within Bahia State
• Monitor collateral impacts on agricultural production and logistics transportation in the affected region