A state agency overseen by the governor and two cabinet members would be prohibited from doing business with any outfit tied to the Maduro regime in Venezuela, under a proposal released by Gov. Rick Scott.
Scott’s anti-investing outline for the Florida State Board of Administration, which doesn’t currently have any such investments, coincided with international efforts aimed at putting pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to cancel Sunday’s controversial election. Maduro pushed ahead with the election, which critics fear will weaken the country’s democracy and strengthen Maduro’s position in a country embroiled in protests that have left more than 100 dead over the past few months.
