President Trump’s tariff threat against Brazil to protect his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, has sparked political turmoil in the South American country.

Donald Trump’s tariff threat against Brazil over a legal probe into his political ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, caught the Supreme Court in Brasilia off guard.

Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy play came crashing into Brazil on July 9 when the U.S. president threatened 50% tariffs unless the country’s courts dropped charges against his political ally, Jair Bolsonaro.