Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse

Source: BBC · 05 de novembro de 2026 às 14:14 · 10 h ago

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BBC President of Paraguay resigns as president of amid crisis over the closure of Ueno Bank CNN Paraguay’s swaggering digital bank has fallen The Economist Paraguay bank crisis spurs lawmakers' calls to impeach president Reuters How one bank’s collapse is…

The report was published on 05 de novembro de 2026 às 14:14 by BBC and is part of the World news coverage.

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• NPR: Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse — Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his…
• NPR: Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse — NPR Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse BBC Bank collapse topples Trump ally in Paraguay The Telegraph Paraguay’s…
• The Guardian: Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis — Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse Paraguay’s rightwing…
• Clarin.com: Crisis en Paraguay: se disparan el dólar y el riesgo país mientras se debate la destitución del presidente Santiago Peña

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