Paraguay prosecutors raid presidential residence in Peña probe
Prosecutors are seeking records in the collapse of digital lender ueno bank as they investigate alleged wrongdoing by former President Santiago Peña.
- Prosecutors led by Prosecutor Silvia Gonz raided Mburuvicha, the official presidential residence, on 12 November 2026, to search for documents related to the collapse of a digital lender.
- The Paraguayan Senate removed former President Santiago from office in an impeachment vote on 6 November 2026, stripping him of executive protections and enabling the state residence raid.
- During earlier searches of Santiago's private properties on 8 November 2026, press reports indicate that investigators discovered a hidden vault at a summer house in San Bernardino.
- In 28 years of service, a veteran police chief stated, 'I cannot recall another raid,' regarding the search at Mburuvicha, which emphasizes the severity of the ongoing legal proceedings.
- Global Ratings has maintained Paraguay's government debt at a BBB rating since 17 December 2025, while observers monitor if political instability threatens the nation's investment-grade status.
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Prosecutors ordered the search of the property for the first time in the history of the country; they had already searched the house and a summer house of the ex-mandatario in search of evidence
The procedure follows several searches of property linked to the former 47-year-old mandatario, who is in pretrial detention and accused of using his influence to favor Ueno Bank
Prosecutor Cristian Benítez told ABC that there are "elements of suspicion regarding the conduct" of the official, who was responsible for supervising the country's financial institutions.
Researchers conducted searches at the official residence of the former President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, on Thursday (12), as part of an investigation into the breakdown of Ueno Bank, one of the largest banks in the country. The information is from the Public Prosecutor's Office of Paraguay. The former President was arrested on Friday (6) after being removed from office. On Tuesday (10), authorities entered the former President's field resid…
The procedure followed several raids on properties linked to the 47-year-old ex-mandatario, who is in pretrial detention and faces up to 15 years in prison. The Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) intervened Ueno Bank on 3 November for serious solvency problems, leaving hundreds of thousands of clients without access to their deposits. Massive demonstrations broke out. Peña is accused of using his influence to favor the bank, in whose controlling gro…
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