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Paraguay President Pena resigns in wake of bank collapse

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Paraguayan President Santiago Pena resigned on Thursday due to widespread demands following the collapse of digital lender ueno, leaving millions unable to access their accounts. Lawmakers accused him of conflicts of interest and misuse of pension funds related to the bank's failure, which managed approximately $850 million in public funds. In his resignation address, Pena emphasized preserving social peace and democratic institutions but conceded after losing support from his own party and facing potential impeachment proceedings in Congress.
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On November 5, 2026, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned amid a financial crisis involving Ueno Bank, which left an estimated 60% of Paraguay's adult population without access to their savings. The bank collapse led to widespread protests and unrest across the country. After his resignation, the legislature quickly moved forward with impeachment proceedings against him. In response to the crisis, the Central Bank appointed Pedro Acosta Bernal as interim president, replacing Carvallo, who had resigned at Peña's request on November 3. Authorities have started repaying depositors and opening new accounts elsewhere for about 280,000 affected customers, but public anger remains high with demonstrations demanding accountability from the government.

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Lawmakers had accused Pena of conflicts of interest, misuse of pension funds and institutional cover-ups linked to the collapse of ueno, which had grown quickly from a niche fintech player into a mid-tier bank administering close to $850 million in public funds.
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Paraguay President Pena resigns in wake of bank collapse · assertive framing

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Paraguayan President Santiago Pena resigned on Thursday after calls for his removal swelled following the collapse of digital lender ueno that left millions of customers unable to access their accounts. asserted
that → resign → accounts
“I do so with the stability of our country, social peace and the need to preserve our democratic institutions in mind,” he said in a video recorded address on Thursday. asserted
he → do → Thursday
Pena, an ally of US President Donald Trump, is stepping down after the opposition called an extraordinary session to begin the process of filing an impeachment motion in Congress, and as protesters demanded his resignation. asserted
protesters → step → resignation
Earlier on Thursday Pena lost backing from members of his own conservative party. asserted
Pena → lose → party
Vice President Pedro Alliana is set to take office as his replacement. asserted
Alliana → set → replacement
Lawmakers had accused Pena of conflicts of interest, misuse of pension funds and institutional cover-ups linked to the collapse of ueno, which had grown quickly from a niche fintech player into a mid-tier bank administering close to $850 million in public funds. asserted
which → accuse → funds
“He is accused of negligence at the very least asserted
He → accuse → negligence
complicity in covering up the fact that the bank was insolvent asserted
bank → cover → fact
,” said Al Jazeera’s Latin America editor Lucia Newman. asserted
Newman → say → ?
“The congress right now is tying to impeach the president and the vice president, this session is underway,” she added. asserted
she → tie → president
“As a I speak, there are people outside urging congress not to accept the resignation of the president because they say that they want him tried and impeached.” asserted
him → speak → president
Paraguay’s central bank intervened in ueno after determining that it had breached minimum solvency requirements, setting off a crisis that has left the company’s roughly 3 million customers, in a country of 6.5 million people, unable to access accounts. asserted
that → intervene → accounts
“My greatest wish is that the return of those funds be guaranteed, that the deposit guarantee fund fulfill its purpose, and that public funds – as well as the resources that belong to all Paraguayans – be protected,” Pena added in his address. asserted
Pena → guarantee → address
Ueno has made no public statement on the issue. asserted
Ueno → make → issue
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