Paraguay Senate impeaches President Peña, successor Alliana sworn in

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Paraguay's Senate unanimously impeached President Santiago Peña on Friday, placing him under house arrest over his ties to the collapsed digital bank ueno, with successor Pedro Alliana sworn in immediately after. Peña was ousted roughly an hour before his arrest, as lawmakers cited his past links to ueno, which served nearly half of Paraguay's population. Prosecutors are considering charges including influence peddling, and Peña must appear before them Saturday morning. The crisis began when the central bank intervened in ueno, freezing depositor funds and sparking protests in Asunción. Eight former ueno executives are detained, and central bank chief Carlos Carvallo faces an arrest warrant, while regulators guarantee most deposits to reassure investors.


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