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Paraguay prosecutors charge ex-President Peña, seek pretrial detention

Paraguay prosecutors charge ex-President Peña, seek pretrial detention

ASUNCION, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Paraguayan prosecutors on Saturday charged former President Santiago Peña with breach of trust and administration for personal gain and asked a court to jail him pending trial, a day after his impeachment over the collapse of digital lender ueno.
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How a digital bank’s collapse toppled Paraguay’s president

How a digital bank’s collapse toppled Paraguay’s president

By Daniela Desantis and Brendan O'Boyle ASUNCION, Nov 8 (Reuters) - For years, Paraguay’s digital bank, ueno, stood out as a homegrown success story, luring roughly half the country's people to open accounts and offering many the opportunity to hold a bank account for the very first time.
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Paraguay's ousted president charged with crimes linked to collapse of major bank

Paraguay's ousted president charged with crimes linked to collapse of major bank

Prosecutors in Paraguay charged the South American nation’s recently deposed president with two crimes linked to the collapse of a major bank, that has jeopardized the savings of hundreds of thousands of account holders, and unleashed the nation’s biggest political crisis in a decade
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Paraguay names Schreiner as central bank chief following Ueno collapse

Paraguay names Schreiner as central bank chief following Ueno collapse

ASUNCION, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Paraguayan President Pedro Alliana on Monday nominated economist Jorge Schreiner to head the central bank, following a crisis triggered by the intervention in digital bank Ueno.
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Paraguay swears in new president as Peña is put under house arrest

Paraguay swears in new president as Peña is put under house arrest

By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Pedro Alliana was sworn in as Paraguay's new president on Friday just as authorities put his impeached predecessor Santiago Peña under house arrest, the latest developments in a fast-moving political and financial crisis triggered
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Judge orders Paraguay's ex-president Peña held before trial

Judge orders Paraguay's ex-president Peña held before trial

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION, Nov 7 (Reuters) - A Paraguayan judge on Saturday ordered former President Santiago Peña held in pretrial detention at a military facility while prosecutors investigate his ties to digital lender ueno, whose collapse has left millions of customers struggling to access
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Paraguay leadership in limbo as impeachment trial starts against president

Paraguay leadership in limbo as impeachment trial starts against president

By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Paraguay's Senate launched impeachment proceedings against President Santiago Peña on Friday, as a political and financial crisis triggered by the collapse of a digital bank deepened.
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Ousted Paraguay president Santiago Peña ordered arrested for offenses tied to bank collapse

Ousted Paraguay president Santiago Peña ordered arrested for offenses tied to bank collapse

Paraguayan prosecutors on have ordered the arrest of ousted President Santiago Peña and former central bank chief Carlos Carvallo in a criminal investigation into alleged breach of trust and other offenses tied to the collapse of Ueno Bank
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Who is Paraguay's new president Pedro Alliana?

Who is Paraguay's new president Pedro Alliana?

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Paraguay's Vice President Pedro Alliana became president after the country's Senate impeached and removed Santiago Peña amid a banking crisis that triggered major political backlash.
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President Peña skips Senate impeachment trial as Paraguay reels from Ueno bank collapse

President Peña skips Senate impeachment trial as Paraguay reels from Ueno bank collapse

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña faces impeachment over a bank collapse tied to his administration
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Paraguay's Pedro Alliana sworn in as president after Senate removes Santiago Peña from office

Paraguay's Pedro Alliana sworn in as president after Senate removes Santiago Peña from office

Pedro Alliana has been sworn in as Paraguay’s president after the Senate removed Santiago Peña from office over a banking scandal that froze millions of people’s savings and triggered mass protests
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Paraguay Senate votes to remove President Santiago Peña from office following Ueno bank collapse

Paraguay Senate votes to remove President Santiago Peña from office following Ueno bank collapse

Paraguay’s Senate has voted to remove President Santiago Peña, convicting him of misconduct over the collapse of a major digital bank tied to his business interests