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.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]