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Paraguay President Santiago Pena requests extra three days to prepare impeachment defence

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Paraguayan President Santiago Pena asked for an additional three days to prepare his defense against impeachment proceedings on November 6, 2026, following a banking scandal that affected nearly half the country's population. Served with a 15-page indictment and over 300 pages of appendices late Thursday, Mr. Pena stated this was not fair legal process. The Senate is reviewing his request while Congress has temporarily put aside his resignation tendered on November 5th as the impeachment process continues.
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Paraguayan President Santiago Pena requested an additional three days to prepare his defense against impeachment proceedings on November 6, 2026. The Senate was set to review this request as part of ongoing investigations into a banking scandal that affected nearly half of Paraguay's population. On Thursday (November 5), Pena had submitted his resignation but Congress suspended it pending the outcome of the impeachment process. The crisis began on Tuesday when the Central Bank took control of Ueno Bank and froze accounts of approximately three million customers, leading to widespread public concern.

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Congress Paraguayan Senate Ueno Bank the Central Bank

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Pena PERSON · 4× Senate ORG · 2× Asuncion GPE · 1× Basilio Nunez PERSON · 1× Congress ORG · 1× Finance ORG · 1× Paraguayan NORP · 1× Santiago Pena PERSON · 1× Ueno Bank ORG · 1× the Central Bank ORG · 1×

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Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, who is facing impeachment proceedings following a banking scandal that has affected millions of people, requested three extra days to prepare on Friday (November 6, 2026).
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2026-11-06 · The Hindu
Paraguay President Santiago Pena requests extra three days to prepare impeachment defence · assertive framing

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Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, who is facing impeachment proceedings following a banking scandal that has affected millions of people, requested three extra days to prepare on Friday (November 6, 2026). asserted
that → face → Friday
"I have requested a 72-hour extension to prepare my defense," Mr. Pena wrote on X, adding that he had been served with a 15-page indictment with around 300 pages of appendices the evening before. asserted
he → request → appendices
"This is not due process," he added. asserted
he → add → ?
" The Senate, which is in charge of the impeachment proceedings, was meeting on Friday to examine Mr. Pena's request, Senate President Basilio Nunez told reporters. asserted
Nunez → meet → reporters
Mr. Pena tendered his resignation on Thursday (November 5, 2026), but Congress put his resignation on hold while the impeachment process moves forward. asserted
process → tender → hold
The crisis erupted on Tuesday (November 3, 2026), when the Central Bank moved to take control of Ueno Bank and freeze the accounts of around three million customers, nearly half the country's population. asserted
Bank → erupt → customers
Mr. Pena, a former Finance Minister who took office in 2023, had held a stake in a group that controlled the bank but sold his shares in 2025. asserted
that → take → 2025
The scandal escalated within days, prompting the resignation of the central bank President and the arrest of eight bank executives. asserted
scandal → escalate → executives
Thousands of people took to the streets for a third consecutive night on Thursday (November 5, 2026), protesting in the capital Asuncion and other cities. asserted
Thousands → take → capital
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