On 19 March 2025, in the rural area of Juscimeira municipality (Mato Grosso), two armed individuals shot and killed a man while he was working in the Egidio Bruneto region. The authorship and motivation of the attack are unknown. 1 fatality.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 19, 2025, a high-risk violent incident occurred in rural areas of Jucimieira, Mato Grosso, Brazil, where two armed assailants killed one male agricultural worker during farming operations. With motives and perpetrators unidentified, concerns are raised about regional agricultural safety.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Mato Grosso is Brazil's largest soybean and corn production region, and violence against agricultural workers could cause farm operation disruptions and labor shortage difficulties
• If rural security instability spreads, potential delays in farm operations and transportation disruptions during grain harvest season (March-July)
• Concerns over rising logistics costs due to security reinforcement measures on inland transportation networks to Santos Port, a major export route for Brazilian agricultural products
• Potential impact on medium- to long-term production expansion plans due to weakened foreign investor sentiment toward Brazilian agricultural investment

3) Watch points

• Monitor frequency of similar violent incidents within Mato Grosso and trends in agricultural area security conditions
• Monitor Brazilian government announcements and implementation of rural area security enhancement policies
• Confirm farm operation disruptions and production impact indicators during soybean and corn harvest season (April-June)