President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he planned to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff, in part due to the treatment of its former president and his political ally, Jair Bolsonaro.

Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian goods, escalating a feud over Brazil’s prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil vowed to retaliate.

President Donald Trump said he planned to impose a steep 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil as he accused the South American country of carrying out a "witch hunt" in the prosecution of Brazil's former president,