The Brazilian government has filed a complaint against the US at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the subsidies that Washington granted its agricultural producers from 1999 to 2005. 

The U.S. does neither an effective agriculture policy, nor an effective industrial policy.  Our government has "faith based" trade... promote trade, even if it is just us importing stuff, at all costs and every thing will be ok.

When we do have a domestic policy, Brazil uses the WTO to quash it.  Those three trade lawyers in Toronto, called a WTO tribunal, then get to decide if the laws our Congress passed, and the President signed, will stand. 

Note to voters:  You did not elect those Toronto guys.

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