Paraguay's Ex-President Peña Arrested After Impeachment in Ueno Bank Scandal

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Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was arrested Friday (6) shortly after the Senate vote that removed him from office, and will remain under house arrest while prosecutors investigate the Ueno Bank financial scandal. The arrest order was executed by federal police at Peña's residence immediately after the congressional trial concluded, in connection with suspicions of fraudulent management and irregularities linked to the financial scandal. Investigators are examining Peña's ties to corporate structures associated with the bank, including his 2023 declaration of Ueno Holding shares worth 6.144 billion guaranis, sold in April 2025, and his brother's role as a partner in U Holding SARL.


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