General Discussion

A not-so-nice word for it is trump's gut.

A good example of his out-of-the-air rationale is the Brazil tariffs. He doesn't like it that Bolsonaro is being tried for corruption, so he has dumped a 50% tariff on Brazil.

Of course, Brazil will retailiate with similar tariffs. What does the U.S. import from Brazil? rubbers, cereals, cotton, plastics, aluminum, silk.

All this because Brazil did the right thing and is prosecuting Bolsonaro for the same thing trump got away with when his supporters assaulted the capitol.

What does his position on this have to do with economics? Nothing. It's pure "caprice." He's doing it because he can. At least for the moment, anyway, until the lawsuits kick in.