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Santiago Peña is under house arrest. Paraguay’s Senate voted him out unanimously on Friday. Vice President Pedro Alliana took the oath the same night and will finish the term through August 2028. The trigger was Ueno Bank, a digital lender that served roughly 3 million people—about 60 percent of the adult population—and whose collapse froze accounts, pensions, and everyday money across the country.
Paraguay President Santiago Peña Resigns Amid Ueno Bank Collapse That Freezes Savings of Millions – CDM – click here
The Central Bank of Paraguay stepped in early this week after finding Ueno’s solvency ratio had fallen below half the legal minimum. Branches closed, the app died, cards stopped working. People lined up, then took to the streets of Asunción. Videos from the capital show crowds outside Congress and Ueno’s headquarters, debit cards burned in the street, and police firing rubber bullets and pepper spray on successive nights. One widely shared clip captured protesters physically removing former presidential candidate Paraguayo “Payo” Cubas from a march when he tried to join them.
Paraguay’s president was found guilty of fraud and swiftly removed from office through a unanimous vote in Congress in just 72 hours.
So why, when the banking crisis devastated millions of lives in the West, did not a single major banker or financial executive end up behind bars?
How is it that politicians in Paraguay can be removed in three days, yet those responsible for one of the greatest financial scandals in modern history in the West escaped criminal accountability?
— Richard (@ricwe123) November 7, 2026
People in Paraguay are now dragging politicians on the streets and trashing them.
The President resigned in fear.
This came as Ueno Bank, used by 60 percent of Paraguay’s adult population, suspended operations due to insolvency, freezing the accounts of 3 million people. https://t.co/0WsujNns6S
— #𝕎𝕒𝕣 ℍ𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕫𝕠𝕟 (@WarHorizon) November 6, 2026
Peña had offered to resign on Thursday. Congress refused to accept it. The lower house voted 78-0 for impeachment; the Senate followed with 44-0 the next day, finding him guilty of dereliction of duty and misconduct in office. Accepting the resignation would have left him a lifetime Senate seat and the immunity that comes with it. Lawmakers chose the other path.
The conflicts of interest sit in plain view. Peña held shares in Ueno’s parent holding company until 2025. Shortly after taking office in 2023 he appointed Carlos Carvallo—who had chaired the finance company that became Ueno—to run the Central Bank, the same regulator that was supposed to supervise the bank. Public-sector deposits, including large sums from the social security institute that pays pensions, had grown inside Ueno during Peña’s term. Carvallo resigned this week. Prosecutors have already arrested multiple bank executives and issued a warrant for Carvallo. Peña faces charges that include breach of trust and influence peddling; he was taken from his residence Friday night amid crowds outside demanding he go to prison instead of house arrest. He was scheduled to appear before prosecutors Saturday.
Ousted Paraguayan President Santiago Peña is under house arrest on suspicion of breach of trust. He was detained shortly after the Senate removed him from office following a bank collapse. https://t.co/EXWR8dAi2V
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 6, 2026
PARAGUAY IN TURMOIL! Central Bank chief RESIGNS, 8 executives ARRESTED as Ueno Bank collapses! Nearly 3 MILLION customers affected. Opposition demands President Peña’s IMPEACHMENT. PURE CHAOS ON THE STREETS!
Peña has denied wrongdoing. His lawyers called the accusations opportunistic. On the ground the mood has stayed raw. Signs in the plazas read variations of “they all must go” and “Peña in prison.” Some depositors have begun receiving partial reimbursements of insured amounts; many others are still waiting.
🚨🇵🇾 PARAGUAY IN TURMOIL!
Central Bank chief RESIGNS, 8 executives ARRESTED as Ueno Bank collapses!
Nearly 3 MILLION customers affected. Opposition demands President Peña’s IMPEACHMENT. PURE CHAOS ON THE STREETS! https://t.co/Fe2V8fVonz
— Global Dissident (@GlobalDiss) November 4, 2026
The speed stands out. From the Central Bank’s intervention to a sitting president stripped of office and under arrest took roughly 72 hours, with his own Colorado Party voting to remove him. Western banking crises have produced inquiries, fines, and settlements while the people who ran the institutions stayed free. Paraguay’s Congress and prosecutors moved in the other direction. Whether the money returns in full, and whether the investigation reaches deeper into the public funds that sat inside Ueno, will determine if the outcome matches the velocity. Alliana has pledged compensation for those affected. The crowds outside Congress and the former president’s house have made clear they intend to watch.
Paraguay’s president was found guilty of fraud and swiftly removed from office through a unanimous vote in Congress in just 72 hours. So why, when the banking crisis devastated millions of lives in the West, did not a single major banker or financial executive end up behind bars? How is it that politicians in Paraguay can be removed in three days, yet those responsible for one of the greatest financial scandals in modern history in the West escaped criminal accountability?
— The Whatfinger News Team: Sgt R and Alex, with Grok on edits and graphics
