Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil’s former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.

Tarcísio de Freitas, governor of São Paulo state and a former infrastructure minister under Bolsonaro, told reporters Thursday that the U.S. tariffs would have a negative impact on the economy and for important industrial exporters from his state, including Brazilian plane maker Embraer.

Bolsonaro is ideologically aligned with Trump, and he has tried to consciously model himself after the US President. Trump is seen at the centre of a global resurgence of right-wing populism that is identifiable by economic nationalism,