Paraguay's former President Santiago Peña has been taken to the attorney general’s office for questioning Saturday, a day after he was placed under house…
15 sources · 15 articles · updated 2026-11-07 17:48 UTC · world
Los Angeles Times ·
Paraguay's former President Santiago Peña has been taken to the attorney general’s office for questioning Saturday, a day after he was placed under house arrest following his removal from office over a bank collapse.
PBS NewsHour ·
Paraguayan prosecutors on Friday ordered the arrest of Peña and former Central Bank chief Carlos Carvallo as part of a criminal investigation into alleged breach of trust and other offenses tied to the collapse of Ueno Bank.
CTV News ·
Paraguay’s former president Santiago Peña arrived at the Attorney General’s Office on Saturday to appear before prosecutors, a day after he was impeached and placed under house arrest amid a political and financial crisis triggered by the collapse of digital lender ueno.
CNBC ·
Prosecutors ordered the arrest of Peña as part of a criminal investigation into alleged breach of trust and other offenses tied to the collapse of Ueno Bank.
Toronto Star ·
Paraguay’s former president was taken to the attorney general’s office for questioning Saturday, just hours after being ousted by Congress over the collapse of a major bank. The Central Bank said it was working to compensate hundreds of thousands of people who were locked out of their accounts this week.
The Straits Times ·
Prosecutors said on Nov 6 that charges against Pena were still being determined but could include influence peddling. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Philippine Daily Inquirer ·
Ousted Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was placed under house arrest Friday on suspicion of breach of trust and influence peddling.
CBS News ·
The president was placed under house arrest after being removed from office following the collapse of a bank linked to the government.
Al Arabiya ·
Pedro Alliana was sworn in as Paraguay’s new president on Friday just as authorities put his impeached predecessor Santiago Pena under house arrest, the la
France 24 ·
Paraguayan authorities placed ousted president Santiago Peña under house arrest on Friday, shortly after the Senate unanimously removed him from office over a massive banking crisis that locked nearly half of Paraguayans out of their savings. Peña offered his resignation over the scandal, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that stripped him of political immunity.
India Today ·
A bank serving nearly half of Paraguay039s population has collapsed leaving millions of customers struggling to access their savings and putting public funds at risk President Santiago Pena a former economist with the IMF has been impeached and placed under house arrest
The Guardian ·
Santiago Peña was detained minutes after he was impeached by Congress, as protesters took to the streets demanding answers after the suspension of the Ueno bank
The Jerusalem Post ·
Authorities said Peña would remain under house arrest while the public prosecutor's office determines the final charges against him.
BBC News ·
Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.
TASS ·
The Prosecutor’s Office previously filed charges of abuse of trust against Santiago Pena and suspects him of involvement in the embezzlement of funds through Ueno Bank