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Paraguay’s President Pena impeached over Ueno banking crisis, placed under house arrest

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France-Presse, A. (2026, November 6). Paraguay’s President Pena impeached over Ueno banking crisis, placed under house arrest. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3373623/paraguays-president-pena-impeached-over-ueno-banking-crisis-placed-under-house-arrest

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Paraguayan President Santiago Pena was impeached by the Senate and placed under house arrest on Friday due to his involvement in the collapse of Ueno bank, a major financial institution tied to his government. Despite offering his resignation, lawmakers moved forward with impeachment proceedings to remove him from office and strip him of legal immunity typically granted to former presidents. Pena did not appear at his trial but had previously promised to defend himself.
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On November 5, 2026, Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay, resigned following the collapse of Ueno Bank, leading to political turmoil and an impeachment process. The bank's failure, which left over half of Paraguay’s population without access to their accounts, was exacerbated by its holding of $850 million in public funds. The central bank had initiated resolution proceedings for Ueno a day earlier at Peña's request, following the resignation of the central bank chief. This crisis has raised questions about regulatory oversight and political influence over financial institutions, with Paraguay facing its worst institutional crisis in years.

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Paraguay Paraguayan Senate Ueno

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Pena PERSON · 2× Senate ORG · 2× Paraguay GPE · 1× Paraguayan NORP · 1× Santiago Pena PERSON · 1× Ueno ORG · 1×

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The leader had offered to resign, but lawmakers went ahead with proceedings to strip him of immunity granted to former presidents Paraguayan President Santiago Pena was placed under house arrest on Friday on suspicion of breach of trust, shortly after the Senate removed him from office over the collapse of a major bank tied to his government.
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🔮 Pena had offered his resignation over the disaster, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that would strip him of immunity granted to former presidents.
2026-11-08 · South China Morning Post
Paraguay’s President Pena impeached over Ueno banking crisis, placed under house arrest · assertive framing

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Paraguay’s President Pena impeached over Ueno banking crisis, placed under house arrest asserted
Pena → impeach → arrest
The leader had offered to resign, but lawmakers went ahead with proceedings to strip him of immunity granted to former presidents Paraguayan President Santiago Pena was placed under house arrest on Friday on suspicion of breach of trust, shortly after the Senate removed him from office over the collapse of a major bank tied to his government. asserted
Senate → offer → government
Pena had offered his resignation over the disaster, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that would strip him of immunity granted to former presidents. asserted
that → offer → presidents
He did not attend the trial in the Senate despite earlier pledging to defend himself. asserted
He → attend → himself
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