Water, energy and food are strategic resources in maintaining human security. The interconnections between them emerge as new important aspects in the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda, especially in a context of population growth and increasing pressure on resources. As a consequence of Brazil’s relevance in worldwide food production, this country has established several food policies in the last two decades, resulting in pressure on water and energy resources. Therefore, this article analyzes Brazilian food policies and its interconnections, overlaps and potential clashes with water and energy resources, as well as its alignment to sustainable development goals. In addition, the words with higher incidence in policies were analyzed in order to identify patterns and trends in food production management. As a result, through an analysis and review of seventeen Brazilian policies, programs and projects for food within a perspective of sustainability, this article innovatively proposed a Balanced Scorecard in the water, energy and food Nexus approach. This assessment can provide a directional suggestion for future development policies.

水，能源和粮食是维持人类安全的战略资源。它们之间的相互联系已成为《联合国可持续发展议程》中新的重要方面，特别是在人口增长和资源压力日益增加的背景下。由于巴西在全球粮食生产中的重要性，该国在过去的二十年中制定了多项粮食政策，给水资源和能源资源带来了压力。因此，本文分析了巴西的粮食政策及其相互关系，与水资源和能源的重叠和潜在冲突，以及其与可持续发展目标的一致性。此外，分析了政策中发生率较高的词语，以便确定粮食生产管理的模式和趋势。结果是，通过在可持续性的角度对巴西的十七项食品政策，计划和项目进行分析和审查，本文创新地提出了用水，能源和食品Nexus方法的平衡计分卡。该评估可以为未来的发展政策提供方向性建议。