WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to impose his threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, setting a legal rationale that Brazil’s policies and criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro constitute an economic emergency under a 1977 law.

President Donald Trump raised total tariffs on Brazilian exports to 50%, delivering on his promise to retaliate against Latin America’s largest economy for what he’s described as attacks on free speech and a “witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.