Paraguay's lower house approves impeachment of president despite resignation
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Thu, 5 November 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)17:24first to report
All 78 lawmakers present back impeachment proceedings against Santiago Pena following Ueno Bank crisis
Fri, 6 November 2026
3 reports- Anadolu Agency (AA)18:26
President Santiago Pena says he received 300 pages of evidence less than 12 hours before being summoned to defend himself
- ANSA (Italy)23:21
Il Senato vota con 44 sì, dovrà completare il mandato fino al 2028
- Le Monde (France)23:46
La destitution de Santiago Peña ouvre une période d’incertitude politique alors que le Paraguay doit rassurer ses citoyens après l’effondrement du secteur bancaire.
Sat, 7 November 2026
22 reports- Le Monde English00:04
In a unanimous vote on Friday, 44 senators voted to remove Santiago Peña from office over a major banking crisis. Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as president to serve out the term, but prosecutors are also investigating him.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)00:28
Senat Paragwaju odwołał prezydenta Santiago Penę z urzędu. Za impeachmentem zagłosowało 44 z 45 senatorów. Wcześniej Pena złożył rezygnację, ale Kongres jej nie przyjął. Sprawa ma związek ze skandalem wokół upadku internetowego banku Ueno.
- ČT24 (Czechia)01:06
Novým prezidentem Paraguaye se stal Pedro Alliana, v pátek složil přísahu. Do úřadu se dostal několik hodin poté, co tamní úřady umístily exprezidenta Santiaga Peňu do domácího vězení v souvislosti s kauzou krachu digitální banky a finanční krizí. Peňu sesadil paraguayský parlament.
- Google News - Top Stories01:07
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and under house arrest BBC ‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke The Guardian Charges brought against Paraguay’s president after removal from office Yahoo Paraguay’s President, Santiago Peña, Quits Amid Ueno Bank Scandal The New York Times Paraguay president impeached and under house arrest following bank collapse scandal CNN
- Japan Times01:23
Pedro Alliana became president of Paraguay on Friday following the impeachment of his predecessor over a massive banking crisis.
- Times of India01:35
- MercoPress (South America)02:17
Paraguay’s Senate on Friday removed President Santiago Peña from office in an impeachment trial for “poor performance of his duties” over the collapse of Ueno Bank, and hours later prosecutors ordered him placed under house arrest over alleged economic crimes. Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in before Congress that night as the new head of state and will serve out the term until August 15, 2028.
- dailycaller.com02:25
Paraguay’s Senate removed President Santiago Peña from office Friday and prosecutors placed him under house arrest after a digital bank collapsed.
- MercoPress (South America)02:50
Thousands of Paraguayans celebrated in Asunción on Friday as the Senate removed President Santiago Peña from office, but the joy turned almost immediately to anger among those who wanted a complete change of government. “Out with them all,” hundreds of protesters chanted outside Congress as Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as the new head of state.
- El Mundo (Spain)06:25
La potencia y velocidad con que se trasvasó el poder en Paraguay fue impactante: mientras la policía llegaba a la casa de Peña para notificarle del arresto domiciliario que había decidido la Fiscalía, el Congreso saludaba a Alliana, el nuevo presidente Leer
- N1 Info (Croatia)06:29
Paragvajske vlasti odredile su u petak kućni pritvor za bivšeg predsjednika Santiaga Penu, nedugo nakon što su ga zastupnici opozvali uslijed političk
- Le Monde (France)06:41
Le chef de l’Etat a été destitué vendredi soir, dans le sillage d’un scandale bancaire qui a laissé des millions de clients sans accès à leurs dépôts. Son vice-président, Pedro Alliana, a été investi pour lui succéder.
- Index.hr (Croatia)07:07
NAKON opoziva zbog bankarskog skandala, Santiago Pena završio je u kućnom pritvoru, a novi predsjednik Paragvaja postao je Pedro Alliana.
- Libération (France)07:42
Le conservateur qui était président depuis 2023 est assigné à résidence et doit comparaître ce samedi 7 novembre devant la justice pour s’expliquer sur un scandale bancaire qui a plongé le pays dans une crise majeure.
- tportal (Croatia)09:19
Paragvajski predsjednik Santiago Pena opozvan je i stavljen u kućni pritvor nakon propasti banke koja je izazvala krizu zbog koje više od polovice stanovništva zemlje nije moglo pristupiti svojim bankovnim računima, objavio je BBC.
- Euronews10:36
Ousted ex-President Santiago Peña was placed under house arrest on Friday after he was impeached over a major banking crisis.
- Google News - Top Stories10:36
Pedro Alliana sworn in as Paraguay president after Santiago Peña's impeachment Euronews.com ‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke The Guardian Paraguay’s pro-Israel ex-president taken into custody over alleged bank crisis role The Times of Israel Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and under house arrest BBC Paraguay’s President, Santiago Peña, Quits Amid Ueno Bank Scandal The New York Times
- Google News - Top Stories11:00
‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke The Guardian Paraguay’s ousted president charged over banking scandal Al Jazeera Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and under house arrest BBC Who is Paraguay's new president Pedro Alliana? Reuters Ousted Paraguayan president appears before prosecutors NPR
- Google News - Top Stories14:35
Paraguay's ex-President Peña faces prosecutors after impeachment, house arrest Reuters ‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke The Guardian Ousted Paraguayan president appears before prosecutors NPR Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and under house arrest BBC Paraguay’s President, Santiago Peña, Quits Amid Ueno Bank Scandal The New York Times
- NPR News17:14
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was removed from office and placed under house arrest Friday. The Senate voted on his impeachment after the collapse of a state-affiliated bank.
- Al Jazeera English20:08
Former Paraguayan President Santiago Pena has appeared before prosecutors.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)23:57
Pena testifies for nearly 3 hours at Attorney General’s Office following arrest
Sun, 8 November 2026
1 report- asiaone.com02:29
ASUNCION — Paraguay's Vice President Pedro Alliana became president after the country's Senate impeached and removed Santiago Pena amid a banking crisis that triggered major political backlash.Peña lost the support of senior figures in the governing conservative Colorado Party after lawmakers blamed him for the collapse of digital lender ueno, which left millions of customers unable to access their accounts.Alliana,...