PRIVATIZATION

Following his electoral victory, Milei accelerates the privatization

Published on: November 3, 2025
06:04

Buenos Aires, November 3 (Prensa Latina) Following his victory in the legislative elections, which resulted in a more amenable Congress, Javier Milei's administration is speeding up its ambitious privatization agenda, including strategic transportation and energy assets that will be transferred to private hands.

Milei also privatizes Argentine highways

Published on: May 20, 2025
09:53

Buenos Aires, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The government of Javier Milei called for public hearings for the privatization of Argentine roads, as part of the second stage in the process he is promoting today to privatize four thousand 400 kilometers of highways.

Private water project rejected in Uruguay

Published on: January 19, 2025
08:42

Montevideo, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Social, environmental, and academic organizations here rejected a hydraulic project promoted by the Uruguayan government with a private consortium to supply water to the metropolitan area of this capital.

Government resorts to covert privatization, say Uruguayan unions

Published on: September 5, 2024
16:38

Montevideo, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government is currently involved in the covert privatization of public companies, according to trade union complaints.

Lula criticizes fury over privatizing everything in Brazil

Published on: August 27, 2024
13:38

Brasilia, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticized the fury over privatizing everything in Brazil, where certain functions and services must be inflexibly state-owned.

Arevalo rules out privatization of Guatemala’s La Aurora Airport

Published on: June 20, 2024
14:42

Guatemala City, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arevalo ruled out Thursday the privatization of La Aurora International Airport, following his announcement two days ago of a bidding process to improve its conditions.

Cuba calls to prevent privatization of scientific knowledge

Published on: March 22, 2024
13:15

Brussels, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) Renowned Cuban immunologist Agustín Lage called on Friday to prevent the privatization of scientific knowledge, due to its impact on human health, while speaking at a forum on development and integration in this capital.

López Obrador rejects privatization policy of president-elect Milei

Published on: November 22, 2023
14:37

Mexico City, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, expressed again his disagreement with the privatization policy proclaimed by president-elect of Argentina, Javier Milei.

Bill to prevent privatization of Argentine Airlines to be analyzed

Published on: August 22, 2023
14:02

Buenos Aires, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The General Legislation Committee of the Chamber of Deputies will analyze today a project to prohibit the transfer of shares of Argentine Airlines without the authorization of two thirds of the members of Congress.

Teachers march against privatization of schools in Puerto Rico

Published on: June 2, 2023
10:38

San Juan, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Faced with the threat that looms over public education, the Federation of Teachers in Puerto Rico (FMPR) joins forces with other organizations against the alliance schools promoted by the government.

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