>>213044349our public services operate in a concession scheme, the government still owns it all, they just "rent" it to private companies for something like 20 years, with the government just taking over if they don't get a good bid
our electricity, some of our freeways, some railroads, and even stuff like Parana's river navigation authority are privately owned, sometimes by foreign companies
I think Buenos Aires subway is operated by alstrom or some other french company
besides, the pres can't arbitrarily appoint rando companies however he sees fit, there's a congress commission that oversees it and can block it