Paraguay Senate votes to remove President Santiago Peña from office following Ueno bank collapse
The unanimous vote followed a banking crisis that froze nearly 3 million customer accounts and triggered protests, resignations and criminal investigations.
- On Friday, Paraguay's Senate unanimously voted to remove President Santiago Peña for misconduct over Ueno Bank's collapse. Vice President Pedro Alliana was immediately sworn in to lead the country.
- Regulators seized Ueno Bank on Tuesday, freezing nearly 3 million customer accounts and triggering nationwide protests. Lawmakers accused Peña of steering $355 million in state pension funds to the lender while regulators overlooked risky insider lending.
- Prosecutors charged 27 people, including Ueno's controlling shareholder Miguel Vázquez, with breach of trust and placed Peña under house arrest on Friday. Former central bank chief Carlos Carvallo also faced arrest orders.
- President Alliana inherited a government under pressure to return depositors' money and punish those responsible. Paraguay's largest teachers' union, representing more than 40,000 members, plans an indefinite national strike on Monday to demand pension fund protection.
- Peña lost his political base after mentor Horacio Cartes publicly called for his ouster, marking a stunning reversal of fortunes. Unlike other former presidents, Peña will not receive a lifetime Senate seat or parliamentary immunity, leaving him vulnerable to prosecution.
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