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Paraguayan President Impeached and Arrested Amid Financial Meltdown and Mass Protests

OCCRP7 November 2026, 09:04 UTCChile

Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has been removed from office and arrested. Among other allegations, he is accused of trying to protect a digital bank he formerly held ownership in. Authorities this week ordered it into insolvency, leaving millions of citizens without access to their accounts.

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