This Friday the bench of the Broad Front (FA) presented an Action for Nullity before the TCA against the resolution of the Board of Directors of the National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland (Ancap) that paves the way for the privatization of Ancap’s Portland business, a public bidding document approved on May 18 by the state-owned company, but with the vote against the opposition.
The action was announced yesterday by the Frente Amplio senator, Jose Nuneswho established that the party understands that the resolution violates the provisions of article 188 of the Constitutionis contrary to the national interest, and has a very negative effect on the Departments of lavalleja and paysandu.
The article of the Constitution establishes that “In order for the law to admit private capital in the constitution or expansion of the patrimony of the Autonomous Entities or of the Decentralized Services (…) three-fifths of votes will be required of the total number of members of each Chamber”.
The appeal was presented on Friday and was signed by Senator Amanda Della Ventura and by the representative of Paysandú, Cecilia Bottino. The decision was celebrated by the Ancap Federation (Fancap).
Specification details
The association process between Ancap and private companies began to be outlined two years ago, in 2021, and included several stages such as a call for expressions of interest and competitive dialogue, and a phase of preparation of the bases and conditions of the tender.
According to the approved bidding documents, the association will be integral industrial and commercial, and will carry out the portland cement and lime business in whole or in part with the objective of reverse the deficit situation current and restore competitiveness of the sector.
The bidding companies must submit a business planwhich must have the personnel requirements and the minimum investments committed, reported Ancap.
However, the director for the Broad Front (FA) in Ancap, Vincent Churches, voted against the association with private companies, considering that the process is “inconvenient for Ancap and, ultimately, for the entire country.” The opposition demands “a public, open and transparent debatee with all of society and all the actors involved”, and a specific law.
For his part, he Single National Union of Construction and Annexes (Sunca) denounced the “privatization policy” of the government and announced that it is analyzing measures in the extractive sector. In addition, he called for a dialogue table on how the jobs will be absorbed.
Source: Ambito
