Paraguay's Ousted President Faces Serious Charges Over Major Bank Collapse

11/08/2026

Santiago Pena was removed from office by the Senate on Friday, three days after the collapse of a leading bank with which he had business links.

11/08/2026

In a farewell message released shortly before he was ousted on Friday (November 6), Mr. Peña expressed hope his departure would spare Paraguay further harm

11/08/2026

Paraguayan prosecutors charged ex-president Santiago Pena and took him into custody Saturday over a banking crisis that saw millions cut off from their money and sparked major protests.

11/07/2026

Paraguay's former President Santiago Peña has been taken to the attorney general’s office for questioning

11/07/2026

Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.

11/07/2026

Prosecutors ordered the arrest of Peña as part of a criminal investigation into alleged breach of trust and other offenses tied to the collapse of Ueno Bank.

11/07/2026

Paraguay's former president was taken to the attorney general's office for questioning Saturday, just hours after being ousted by Congress over the collapse of a major bank. The Central Bank said...

11/07/2026

Paraguayan prosecutors on Saturday charged former president Santiago Peña with breach of trust and administration for personal gain and asked a court to jail him pending trial, a day after his...

11/07/2026

Santiago Peña was impeached, removed from office, placed under house arrest and charged with using his office to enrich himself after a bank with close ties to his administration went under.

11/08/2026

Impeached Paraguay leader charged over shock implosion of bank

11/07/2026

Paraguayan lawmakers swore in former Vice President Pedro Alliana to lead the country on Friday, quickly replacing President Santiago Peña after his impeachment for alleged involvement in a bank...

11/07/2026

Alliana was sworn in shortly after the Senate voted unanimously to remove Pena from office over the collapse of Ueno Bank.

11/07/2026

Paraguay's impeached President Santiago Pena was placed under house arrest on Friday, just days after he was ousted from office.

11/07/2026

Reported by : Srinivas Mazumdaru | Richard Connor with AFP, dpa, EFE, Reuters Paraguay's Senate on Friday impeached President Santiago Pena over a banking crisis that left millions of people...

11/07/2026

The president was placed under house arrest after being removed from office following the collapse of a bank linked to the government.

11/07/2026

PARAGUAY'S President Santiago Peña has been impeached and arrested after millions of citizens had their bank accounts frozen, sparking violent riots. Nearly six million people were completely cut...

11/07/2026

The vote came despite Pena submitting his resignation a day earlier. Lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings.