Miami (EFE).- Walt Disney World sued this Wednesday the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, for considering that he is being the victim of “a campaign orchestrated” by him that poses a “threat” to his commercial operations and his economic future in the region.
The entertainment giant also alleges that this alleged campaign by DeSantis “violates his constitutional rights,” according to the text of the lawsuit.
The lawsuit comes two months after the Florida Congress, at the behest of the governor, passed a law depriving the Disney parks in Orlando of self-governance, after the group took issue with another Florida law also promoted by DeSantis that prohibits speaking. gender identity in schools.
“Punishment” and “retaliation” are the words Disney uses to describe the alleged campaign for which it is suing DeSantis, who is visiting Israel this Wednesday.
Disney and the pulse with DeSantis
The confrontation escalated when it became known that, before losing self-governance at its parks in Florida, Disney signed perpetual agreements with the previous state supervisors that practically leave the new board appointed by DeSantis without action.
The governor responded by saying that the Florida Congress has the authority to revoke agreements and that a bill is in the works to nullify last-minute agreements between Disney and the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
According to the local WESH 2 outlet, from Orlando, where the Disney theme parks are located, the members of the supervisory board created by DeSantis met and voted just before noon today to invalidate the series of agreements that Disney made with Reedy Creek. at the beginning of this year.
DeSantis tried in February to wrest control of the Disney-controlled district, a move aborted by the company-backed board that approved agreements upholding regulations dating back decades.
On February 10, the Florida Congress, whose two houses are dominated by Republicans, approved the law promoted by DeSantis for the state to take over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, after more than half a century of autonomy.
Disney had reached perpetuity agreements that limit the power of action of the new supervisors and at one point make reference to the King of England.