Police and prosecutors in Paraguay revealed on Sunday the discovery of a mystery vault in a vacation home belonging to former President Santiago Peña, who was impeached and arrested on Friday in response to the seizure of one of the country’s most popular banks.
\n\nPeña, a hardline conservative who had governed since 2023, offered to resign after the Central Bank of Paraguay seized Ueno Bank, a major digital financial institution estimated to have about 2.9 million customers. As part of the seizure, the Central Bank froze all Ueno Bank’s assets, citing evidence that the bank was not solvent and the need to investigate the true financial health of the bank.
\n\nThat left millions of Paraguayans, including retirees and those who used the bank for government programs, without access to their money, prompted widespread protests in Asunción.
\n\nA protest sign that reads “Thief” and featuring ousted Paraguayan President Santiago Peña in front of a shut down Ueno Bank SA branch in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. Peña was charged Saturday over his alleged role in the collapse of a major bank that set off widespread protests, a day after he was removed from office by the Senate. (Maria Magdalena…
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