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Paraguayan president resigns amid bank scandal that leaves millions without savings

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Just The News · collected 2026-11-06 · by Misty Severi

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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday due to a banking scandal involving Bank Ueno, which left half of Paraguay’s six million citizens unable to access their savings or use digital payments. In his resignation statement, Peña claimed he stepped down in the interest of national stability and cooperation with ongoing investigations. The country's legislature moved forward with impeachment proceedings shortly after his announcement.
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Santiago Peña, Paraguay's president, resigned on November 5, 2026, following the collapse of Ueno Bank, which left millions unable to access their savings. The bank held over $800 million in public deposits and froze accounts for about three million people, leading to widespread protests across the country. Although Peña's resignation was intended to protect democratic stability, the Paraguayan Congress moved forward with impeachment proceedings against him. On November 6, lawmakers voted unanimously to impeach Peña, further deepening the political crisis in Paraguay.

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Central Bank Paraguay Paraguayan Ueno the New York Times

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Peña PERSON · 5× Paraguayan NORP · 2× Central Bank ORG · 1× Paraguay GPE · 1× Santiago Peña PERSON · 1× Ueno ORG · 1× the New York Times ORG · 1×

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He also urged the banks to resolve its issues, so citizens can access their savings and accounts, insisting that the impeachment and investigation into the scandal cannot delay the release of the funds. "Clarifying the facts and resolving the payments are obligations that must move forward at the same time," he insisted.
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Paraguayan president resigns amid bank scandal that leaves millions without savings The announcement comes as the country's legislature was expected to vote on whether to impeach the president. asserted
legislature → resign → president
Shortly after Peña's resignation, the lawmakers decided to move forward with the impeachment. asserted
lawmakers → decide → impeachment
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña unexpectedly resigned Thursday after a scandal at a bank with close ties to his administration left millions of citizens without any savings. asserted
scandal → resign → savings
In a video statement posted online, Peña, a conservative economist, said he was stepping down in the interest of stability and described the decision as “one of the hardest moments of my life," according to the New York Times. uncertain
he → post → Times
“I want to apologize to the people if I ever failed you,” he said in the video. asserted
he → want → video
“It was never my intention to betray the trust you placed in me." asserted
you → betray → me
The announcement comes as the country's legislature was expected to vote on whether to impeach the president. asserted
legislature → come → president
Shortly after Peña's resignation, the lawmakers decided to move forward with the impeachment. asserted
lawmakers → decide → impeachment
The move comes after the bank Ueno was taken over by Paraguay’s Central Bank early Tuesday after regulators found it was no longer solvent and half of the country's six million citizens soon discovered they could no longer withdraw cash, make digital payments or use their bank cards to buy groceries. uncertain
they → come → groceries
Peña urged citizens in a separate post to remain calm as the impeachment proceedings and investigations continue, and vowed to cooperate with federal officials. asserted
proceedings → urge → officials
He also urged the banks to resolve its issues, so citizens can access their savings and accounts, insisting that the impeachment and investigation into the scandal cannot delay the release of the funds. "Clarifying the facts and resolving the payments are obligations that must move forward at the same time," he insisted. asserted
he → urge → time
The country's attorney general's office additionally said Thursday that it was evaluating a formal criminal complaint against the Peña that was filed by lawmakers. asserted
that → say → lawmakers
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