Paraguayan prosecutors announced on Tuesday that officials finally managed to open the mysterious vault located inside the vacation home of former President Santiago Peña but found nothing inside the hidden and highly secured empty room.
\n\nPresident Peña was impeached and removed from office last week amid the ongoing scandal surrounding the collapse of Ueno Bank, a large digital financial institution in Paraguay described as one of the largest banks in the country, with nearly three million clients. The Paraguayan Central bank seized Ueno Bank this month and found evidence that it had breached minimum solvency requirements.
\n\nParaguay’s President Santiago Peña speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, September 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
\n\nThe Central Bank froze the bank’s assets to assess the institution’s situation — an action that left millions of Paraguayans unable to access their funds, triggering a wave of protests in the capital city of Asunción. Peña has been accused of being involved in the collapse of the bank, with reports claiming that the collapse of the institution is allegedly tied to loans issued to the former President, his family, and associates. The former president reportedly remains under…
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