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Paraguay’s ousted president appears before prosecutors after impeachment
Former Paraguayan President Santiago Pena has appeared before prosecutors.
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Paraguay’s ousted president charged over banking scandal
Santiago Pena was impeached over the collapse of Ueno Bank, which left millions unable to access their accounts.
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Paraguay places ousted president Peña under house arrest after bank collapse
Paraguayan authorities placed ousted president Santiago Peña under house arrest on Friday, shortly after the Senate unanimously removed him from office over a massive banking crisis that locked nearly half of Paraguayans out of their savings. Peña offered his resignation over the scandal, but lawmakers pressed ahead with impeachment proceedings that stripped him of political immunity.