Paraguay's Ex-President Under House Arrest; Alliana Takes Office

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Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was placed under house arrest following his impeachment over the Ueno Bank scandal, and Pedro Alliana has assumed the presidency. Peña lost his immunity after the Senate voted 44-0 to remove him on Friday, prompting celebrations outside Congress. Prosecutor Cristian Benítez confirmed the detention order, with Peña confined to his residence pending judicial review by the Economic Crimes and Anti-Corruption Unit. Authorities also issued an arrest warrant for former Economy Minister Carlos Carvallo, who is being sought in connection with the bank's collapse, which the Central Bank intervened after it failed to protect client deposits. Alliana, Paraguay's 52nd president, pledged full compensation for savers affected by the financial crisis and restricted his cabinet's foreign travel to essential cases only. He will serve the remaining one year and nine months of the constitutional term until elections on August 15, 2028, after the Chamber of Deputies rejected his own impeachment over the same scandal.


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