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Paraguay President Impeached and Arrested After Ueno Bank Collapse

Santiago Peña, the Paraguay president impeached and arrested on Friday 6 November 2026, was removed from office and placed under house arrest within minutes, after the collapse of digital lender Ueno Bank froze the accounts of nearly three million people. Vice-President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as interim president the same evening, promising depositors locked out of their savings that…