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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.

Paraguay's ousted president faces prosecutors after his removal over bank collapse

Paraguay's ousted president faces prosecutors after his removal over bank collapse

Paraguay's former President Santiago Peña has been taken to the attorney general’s office for questioning

Paraguay's Peña resigns as bank collapse triggers political crisis

Paraguay's Peña resigns as bank collapse triggers political crisis

By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday after the collapse of digital lender ueno triggered a political and financial crisis, froze access to millions of accounts and rattled investor confidence in one of South

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

Paraguay President Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse

Paraguay President Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday as calls for his removal swelled following the collapse of digital lender ueno that left millions of customers unable to access their accounts.

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

Paraguay's former president faces prosecutors after his removal over bank collapse

Paraguay's former president faces prosecutors after his removal over bank collapse

Paraguay's former President Santiago Peña has been taken to the attorney general’s office for questioning

Explainer-What is ueno bank and how did it trigger Paraguay's political crisis?

Explainer-What is ueno bank and how did it trigger Paraguay's political crisis?

By Lucinda Elliott Nov 5 (Reuters) - Paraguay's President Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday after the collapse of ueno, a prominent commercial bank with ties to his government. Here are more details on ueno and how its collapse led to the president's downfall. WHAT IS UENO?

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

Paraguay prosecutor will seek charges against President Peña following bank collapse

Paraguay prosecutor will seek charges against President Peña following bank collapse

Paraguay’s Attorney General Emiliano Rolón Fernández ordered three criminal investigations into the Ueno Bank crisis, including allegations involving President Santiago Peña and other current and former government officials

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

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