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 government froze millions of people's savings.
Covered by 5 sources from 3 countries. First reported by The Independent ·
How 5 newspapers cover this story
How one bank’s collapse is upending Paraguay, trapping savings and threatening its president
The collapse of Ueno Bank has left savers scrambling for their money and Paraguay’s president facing calls for impeachment
How one bank’s collapse is upending Paraguay, trapping savings and threatening its president
The collapse of Ueno Bank has left savers scrambling for their money and Paraguay’s president facing calls for impeachment
· Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns following bank collapse
Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns
The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.
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 government froze millions of people's savings.
Paraguayan president impeached minutes after resigning following bank collapse
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay’s lower house voted unanimously Thursday to impeach President Santiago Peña just minutes after he announced his resignation, as the collapse of a major digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people’s savings, sent protesters surging into the streets
Coverage details
5 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: The Independent, ABC News, BBC News, NPR and Stuff. The Independent published it first, on November 5, 2026; the last outlet to join was Stuff, 3 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Paraguay, Ueno Bank and Santiago Peña.
By country: United Kingdom (2), United States (2), New Zealand (1). In total 6 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
