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Senate Opposition Introduces Bills to Prevent AySA Privatization

Unión por la Patria senators propose declaring AySA a public-interest company with a supermajority requirement to prevent sale of its shares

Overview

  • The legislative package includes a bill to cement state ownership of 90% of AySA with a 10% stake reserved for workers.
  • It would annul Decrees 493/2025 and 494/2025 that revamped AySA’s regulations and launched a mixed public-private share sale process.
  • A companion declaration labels those decrees a regression in protecting the human right to safe water and sanitation.
  • Eleven Unión por la Patria senators have signed on to both initiatives to counter President Milei’s privatization agenda.
  • Government spokesman Manuel Adorni maintains the sale will follow national and international standards to modernize infrastructure and improve service quality.