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The Pope: his call in Uruguay to form a family and to overcome divisions

On Saturday, November 7, Pope Leo XIV led a massive meeting in the Uruguayan city of Paysandu, near the border with Argentina, where he called for greater cooperation among the countries of the region in the midst of political tensions. The visit is part of a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, during which it will address a number of problems such as political instability, the environment and arms trafficking.

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"We are with nothing, waiting": retired, football, foreign... the distress of the savers in Paraguay

Almost three million Paraguayans were left without access to their accounts following the intervention of Ueno Bank, which ended with the dismissal and pre-trial detention of the now former Santiago Peña. The state has already returned the deposits to 1.2 million customers, but the rest of them do not know what will happen to their money. Although the new president, Pedro Alliana, promised that he will compensate all those affected, the demand against the entire political class is growing on the streets.

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After Peña's departure in Paraguay, how does the return of funds to Ueno Bank customers follow?

Of the almost three million customers affected by the dissolution of the financial institution, about 1.2 million have already received the return of their savings, according to the Central Bank of Paraguay on Saturday. The process started with users who have accounts in other banks and do not have debts, but is expected to reach 97% of those affected. The government of the new President Pedro Alliana also guaranteed the payment of the assets of the 32,000 pensioners who had been injured.

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Who is Pedro Alliana, the new president of Paraguay? What action will you take in the face of the crisis by Ueno Bank?

The Paraguayans were born on Saturday November 7 with a new head of state. This is Pedro Alliana, who took office, after the right-wing journalist Santiago Peña was dismissed by the Senate in a political trial - and subsequently put under house arrest - for his alleged involvement in the collapse of Ueno Bank. The bank crisis initially left about three million people, half the country's population, without access to their money.

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Paraguay: Ueno Bank storm dragged Santiago Peña, dismissed, arrested and replaced

44 senators voted unanimously in favour of the President's dismissal, for his ties with the Ueno Bank, whose closure has led to an unprecedented political crisis in the country. In a quick succession, the Office of the Prosecutor ordered the arrest of Peña, the National Police carried out the measure, upon notification of his house arrest, the former President was summoned to give statements, pending an indictment, and President Pedro Alliana was sworn in his place.

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Back home: Pope Leo XIV begins his apostolic tour of South America in Uruguay

Less than a month after being operated by lung cancer, León XIV begins one of the most challenging pastoral visits for a Pontiff, a 12-day tour that will also take him to Argentina and Peru, his second home. The Pope is expected to meet with Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi on 6 November, before visiting the Metropolitan Cathedral of Montevideo.

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Santiago Peña does not appear before the Senate and his lawyers take up his defence in the political trial for the Ueno Bank crisis

Lawyers Adolfo Ferreiro and Ricardo Preda appeared this Friday before the Senate of Paraguay to exercise the technical and legal defence of Santiago Peña, who did not show up personally despite being summoned. The hearing began after the High House rejected the request for a 72-hour extension requested by the president, in the midst of the political crisis unleashed by the intervention and closure of Ueno Bank, an entity linked to the president and which managed funds from more than 2.9 million customers.

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This we know of the Ueno Bank scandal, the crisis that struck Paraguayan President Santiago Peña

The dissolution by financial insolvency of Ueno Bank, one of Paraguay's leading digital banks and close links with President Santiago Peña, has triggered a financial crisis and a political earthquake in the country. While almost 3 million customers have been frozen access to their savings and when Congress was preparing to start a political trial against him, the conservative president presented his resignation.