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Santiago Peña's dismissal unleashed scenes of celebration on the streets of Paraguay. After days of protests and increasing citizen pressure over the crisis linked to Ueno Bank, protesters went to the streets to demand a political trial of the now expressive. The Senate found him guilty of "misperforming" and took him from office. The report is from our correspondent Flavia Borja
The Senate approves, with the votes of all the legislators of the government, the political death of the president, which was achieved by a financial scandal. Vice President Pedro Alliana is sworn in as new head of state
The Senate of Paraguay rejected the 72-hour extension request made by the resigning president, Santiago Peña, to prepare his defence in the political trial. The President or his legal team must now appear before the House. Report from our correspondent, Flavia Borja.
The Senate suspended the session in which it voted whether to accept the resignation of President Santiago Peña or to proceed with a political trial after a quorum. According to our correspondent Flávia Borja, several legislators had left the room and hid in the bathrooms to not complete the majority of votes, so dozens of protesters on the outskirts are increasingly upset.
