Paraguay prosecutors question ex-President Peña after bank collapse ouster

Paraguay's former President Santiago Peña was taken to the attorney general's office for questioning Saturday, hours after Congress ousted him over the collapse of Ueno Bank, which froze nearly 3 million customers' savings. Prosecutors ordered Peña's arrest Friday on allegations of breach of trust tied to the bank's failure, following his removal in a unanimous Senate vote. The Central Bank said 1.2 million customers have received partial or full reimbursement of insured deposits, while lawmakers accused Peña of steering public funds into Ueno. Peña, who denied wrongdoing, was replaced by Vice President Pedro Alliana, who began naming a new Cabinet. The crisis marks Paraguay's biggest political upheaval in over a decade, with protests ongoing and a teachers' union planning an indefinite strike Monday.