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Paraguay Congress Impeaches President Over Bank Collapse

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The fall of Ueno Bank, one of the four systemic banks in Paraguay with nearly 3 million customers, has sparked a crisis involving an impeachment against President Santiago Peña and the arrests of the former Central Bank President Carlos...

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The president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, who presented his resignation this Thursday but the Congress failed to meet the quorum to vote on the resignation, has announced that he will appear before the Senate to formally exercise his right to defence in the open political trial against him for the financial scandal of Ueno Bank. The first session of the process has ended at the end of Thursday afternoon and the president has been summoned to res…

·Madrid, Spain
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As is the financial scandal that has overthrown the president of Paraguay and generated more protests The Senate of Paraguay resumes on Friday (6) the trial of the impeachment process of President Santiago Peña. The session is scheduled for 10am and will be dedicated to the presentation of the defense of the president, who can appear personally or send a lawyer to represent him. ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp It is…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Despite not being sure of the location of President Santiago Peña, the president still pronounced himself in his official X account and assured that he would appear at the political trial and exercise his right to defense, so the media supposes that he is still in the country despite rumors that he has already left Paraguayan territory. Our correspondent Flavia Borja extended the information to us.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Santiago Peña confirms that he will exercise his defense before the Senate and the government denies that he has fled Paraguay

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, has announced that he will appear before the Senate to formally exercise his right to defense in the open political trial against him for the financial scandal of Ueno Bank. The first session of the process has concluded at the end of Thursday afternoon and the president has remained ... Continue reading "Santiago Peña confirms that he will exercise his defense before the Senate in the political trial in…

·Concepción, Chile
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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña will remain in office for the time being after parliament failed to decide on his resignation due to a lack of quorum, while the impeachment process continues. The country is rocked by one of the most severe financial and political crises in recent history, caused by the collapse of the large digital bank Ueno, which left almost three million people without [...]

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Bloomberg Linea broke the news on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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