Paraguay's Senate impeaches President Santiago Peña over Ueno Bank scandal

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Paraguay's Senate unanimously approved the impeachment of President Santiago Peña on Friday, removing him from office amid a political and financial crisis linked to Ueno Bank. Vice President Pedro Alliana will assume the presidency. The Senate voted 44-0 with one absence to convict Peña, who did not attend the session but had his lawyers present a technical defense. His legal team threatened to file a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights if he was found guilty. Peña resigned before the vote, saying he wanted to avoid further division and instability, but Congress suspended that session due to lack of quorum. He faces accusations of conflict of interest and misuse of pension funds related to Ueno Bank, where he was formerly a shareholder.


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