On 14 March 2025, in Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul), armed individuals in a car tossed a man out of the vehicle in the Jardim Columbia neighborhood, and shot and killed him. Also, an armed individual who arrived with accomplices shot and injured a man in the Vila Nhanha neighborhood. The authorship and motivation of the attacks are unknown. 1 fatality.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, armed assailants attacked civilians in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, resulting in 1 death and 1 injury. The perpetrators and motives behind the attack have not yet been confirmed, but the incident has exposed security instabilities in the region.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Mato Grosso do Sul is a major Brazilian production region for soybeans, corn, and beef, with potential disruptions to agricultural transportation and logistics operations if security deteriorates further
• Campo Grande is a major agricultural hub city with concentrated grain collection and processing facilities, and safety concerns for local workers may reduce operational efficiency
• As a region bordering the Pantanal with active livestock activities, cattle ranching companies face increased security costs and the need to adjust transportation routes
• As one of the key gateway cities on Brazil's central-west region agricultural export routes, spreading security instability could impact the entire inland logistics network

3) Watch points

• Whether additional violent incidents occur in Campo Grande and Mato Grosso do Sul over the next week and the level of security authority response
• Security enhancement measures by local agricultural and livestock companies and trends in transportation schedule changes
• Changes in the overall security situation across Brazil's central-west region and the actual impact on agricultural export logistics