Bolsonaro Allies in Disarray in Face of Trump Tariff Threats

Donald Trump tried to settle a political score when he dragged Brazil to the center of his trade war. In doing so, he’s thrust Brazilian conservatives into chaos as they seek to find an answer to the upheaval US tariffs will cause.

On Tuesday, former President Jair Bolsonaro — who is banned from running and facing trial on charges that he attempted a coup — simultaneously tried to paint himself as Brazil’s only hope to talk Trump down from the levies, while urging that the right “cannot be divided.”

It’s a sign of how Trump’s threats of 50% tariffs are ...