He spent the past two years leading the Florida House, publicly battling Gov. Ron DeSantis while working to move the Legislature toward a more coequal footing. Now, House Speaker Daniel Perez may soon be South America-bound.
President Donald Trump has nominated Perez as U.S. Ambassador to Brazil — the largest country in South America and one the United States’ most significant trade and diplomatic partners in the region.
The nomination was part of a broader batch of appointments Trump sent to the Senate, which also included four other Florida nominees for Ambassador and federal law enforcement posts.
Perez’s nomination comes just under
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