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.

President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.

Implementing tariffs doesn’t necessarily cause the same pain to the targeted entities, and it can boomerang back on the U.S.