Country × sector × commodity · Source-linked evidence
Coffee from Brazil
Agriculture & Food sourcing evidence brief
Country context
highSector-adjusted
moderateCommodity evidence
highSector evidence
moderateAnswer first
Enhanced evidence is indicated before supplier onboarding, award or renewal.
[S/1] records 4 source-linked signals relevant to Coffee in Brazil's agriculture & food sector. The most elevated subject-specific evidence is rated high. Country context is high and sector-adjusted context is moderate. Enhanced evidence is indicated before supplier onboarding, award or renewal.
Published 22 August 2026 · Evidence version 24 August 2026
Source-linked evidence
Commodity, material or product matches are separated from broader sector context. Every row states its scope, source and vintage; unavailable evidence is never treated as low risk.
| Evidence | Scope | Level | Observation | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child labour | Coffee | high | CoffeeEffective 5 September 2024Status listed | US DOL TVPRADerived by Salient One · tvpra-sector-map-1.0US DOL-listed good mapped to the S1 Agriculture & Food sector. The high band routes enhanced verification and is not a finding about a specific supplier or shipment. |
| Forced labour | Coffee | high | CoffeeEffective 5 September 2024Status listed | US DOL TVPRADerived by Salient One · tvpra-sector-map-1.0US DOL-listed good mapped to the S1 Agriculture & Food sector. The high band routes enhanced verification and is not a finding about a specific supplier or shipment. |
| Deforestation | Sector context | moderate | 0.24%/yrEffective 31 December 2023 | World Bank — Forest area indicatorDerived by Salient One · forest-area-trend-1.0S1 relative annual trend derived from World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS forest area as a percentage of land area; it is not a Global Forest Watch tree-cover-loss measure. |
| EUDR evidence-review scope | coffee | not rated | Recorded signalEffective 22 August 2026 | Salient One derived EUDR scope flagDerived by Salient One · eudr-scope-screen-1.0S1 screening scope flag for coffee; the cited regulation defines the relevant commodity scope, while the country–commodity pairing is an internal evidence-review flag. It is not the EU country benchmark or an externally published severity rating. |
Priority evidence domains
Forced Labour
severeSector intensified forced labour exposure (×2.0) — jurisdictional forced labour indices include: Bananas, Cashews, Cattle and 10 supplementary categories.
Environmental
severeSector profile significantly intensified environmental harm risk (×2.5), elevating the effective risk rating from moderate to severe.
Governance
moderateRegulatory enforcement risk is intensified by sector-specific governance deficits (×1.2).
Corruption
moderateIntensified corruption exposure driven by sector-specific opaque procurement (×1.3).
What to verify next
- 1Reconstruct ownership and actual control, including material historical changes and opaque jurisdictions.
- 2Verify licences, banking route, tax or distress signals and the operating facts material to the engagement.
- 3Preserve the approval rationale, evidence dates, limitations, owner and next review trigger.
- 4Initiate Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
- 5Execute Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) verification
- 6Perform forensic Forced Labour supply chain assessment
- 7Conduct Tier-N supply chain mapping
- 8Activate continuous risk monitoring alerts
- 9Execute Environmental Impact and Compliance review
Questions this brief answers
What should a buyer verify before sourcing Coffee from Brazil?
Enhanced evidence is indicated before supplier onboarding, award or renewal. Establish the supplier's legal identity and current status, reconstruct ownership and control, screen connected parties, verify operating capacity and preserve the evidence dates, limitations and review trigger.
What evidence does [S/1] record for Coffee from Brazil?
Coffee is directly matched to child-labour evidence for Brazil, rated high. The source vintage is 2024. Reference: Coffee. Source status: listed. The interpretation is derived by Salient One under method tvpra-sector-map-1.0. Coffee is directly matched to forced-labour evidence for Brazil, rated high. The source vintage is 2024. Reference: Coffee. Source status: listed. The interpretation is derived by Salient One under method tvpra-sector-map-1.0. The agriculture & food sector has deforestation evidence for Brazil, rated moderate. The recorded value is 0.24%/yr (2023). The interpretation is derived by Salient One under method forest-area-trend-1.0. Coffee is directly matched to EUDR evidence-review scope flag for Brazil, with no published risk level. The source vintage is 2026. The interpretation is derived by Salient One under method eudr-scope-screen-1.0.
Where does the Coffee sourcing evidence come from?
The matching observations come from US DOL TVPRA, World Bank — Forest area indicator, Salient One derived EUDR scope flag. Each evidence row shows its source vintage or observation date and links to the source where available.
Does this brief clear a Brazil supplier?
No. This is a country-, sector- and commodity-level routing aid. It does not establish the identity, ownership, sanctions status, operating capacity, legality or suitability of any supplier or transaction.