Cardano and Blockforce Launch Blockchain Traceability System for Brazilian Leather Supply Chains
The Cardano Foundation and Brazilian technology firm Blockforce have deployed a dual-ledger traceability system with more than 500,000 records anchored as of August 31, 2026.
Fashion and retail group Azzas 2154 is using the platform to audit leather sourcing across its supply chain by cross-referencing tax documentation, supplier records, procurement data, commercial invoices, and official public databases.
Commercial agreements are expected to generate 6.5 million certified records by the end of 2030. Joint batch-processing optimization through the uVerify protocol has reduced the operational cost per record by 92% compared with earlier deployment estimates.
Cardano Provides Public Verification Layer
On Monday, August 31, the Cardano network began operating as the public cryptographic verification layer for Blockforce’s enterprise traceability platform, which is designed for large corporations across Latin America.
The system has been integrated into Azzas 2154, which became the region’s largest fashion group after the merger of Arezzo&Co and Grupo Soma. The company uses the framework to trace the origin of its leather supplies by correlating commercial invoices, procurement records, and information from official public databases.
The architecture separates confidential operational data from the information required for public verification. Sensitive business data is stored on a permissioned network based on Hyperledger Fabric, while cryptographic proofs for individual batches are published on the public Cardano blockchain.
Technical information from Blockforce states that the approach enables external auditors to verify the authenticity of product batches without accessing internal commercial data. The Cardano Foundation’s technical report says that optimizing joint batch processing through the uVerify protocol cut the issuance cost per record by 92% compared with previous deployment estimates.
Dual-Ledger Design Supports Export Compliance
The dual-ledger infrastructure is intended to address regulatory requirements in foreign markets. European Union deforestation regulations, known as EUDR, and digital product passport mandates impose increasingly strict environmental verification requirements on raw-material suppliers.
Latin American exporters face growing scrutiny over the origin of their materials. According to statements by André Salem, CEO of Blockforce, publicly verifiable proofs are emerging as an entry requirement for international trade with European markets.
In Brazil, the livestock and textile industries are working to modernize their auditing processes. Azzas 2154 documentation sets a corporate target of achieving 100% traceability for leather supplies across all of the group’s commercial brands by 2030.
The compliance system is designed to avoid requiring small producers to adopt new information technology platforms. Instead, the software processes existing tax documentation and uses it to create a unified, auditable history for each product batch.
Blockchain Traceability Expansion
The project is also being positioned as a test of whether decentralized blockchain networks can provide practical enterprise verification alongside or instead of closed corporate systems.
Data from the Cardano Foundation indicates that institutional anchoring activity could expand into supply chains in the automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries in the coming quarters.
Active contractual agreements schedule the issuance of 6.5 million certified proofs by 2030. The next compliance milestone is expected when the first audited reports under European regulations are published at the end of the current fiscal year.
