President Peña’s Senate Trial Begins
Congress rejects Peña’s resignation as his Senate impeachment trial begins over Ueno Bank’s collapse.
November 6, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2:15pm ET
Al JazeeraHow Paraguay’s Ueno collapse is only its latest banking crisis
ABC NewsPeña skips Senate impeachment trial as Paraguay reels from Ueno bank collapse
New York PostParaguay President Peña under investigation over bank collapse, faces removal from office
Los Angeles TimesParaguay’s Peña loses top aides as impeachment trial resumes over failed bank
World News GroupParaguay’s president in impeachment proceedings after bank scandal
The GuardianParaguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
Breitbart NewsParaguay Congress Rejects President Peña's Resignation so It Can Impeach Him
MS NOWParaguay prosecutor will seek charges against embattled President Peña following bank collapse
Epoch TimesParaguay Begins Impeachment Proceedings Against President Following Bank Collapse
Just the NewsParaguayan president resigns amid bank scandal that leaves millions without savings
The Gateway PunditTrump Ally and Paraguayan President Resigns After Massive Bank Collapse Freezes Savings of Nearly 3 MILLION Customers — Furious Protesters Flood Streets as Lawmakers Move to Impeach Him
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What happened
- Paraguay’s SenateSenate of Paraguayupper house of the Paraguay's Parliament began President Santiago Peña
Santiago Peña PalaciosPresident of Paraguay since 2023’s impeachment trial Friday without him, reviewing evidence over the collapse of Ueno BankUeno BankParaguayan bank, which froze millions of customers’ accounts. - Senators voted 39-3 against giving Peña another 72 hours to prepare, and his lawyers arrived later to argue he had been denied enough time.
- Peña’s interior minister, chief of staff and legal adviser resigned as the political crisis deepened.
- Congress
Congress of ParaguayParaguay's bicameral Congress declined to accept Peña’s resignation, leaving him facing a trial that could strip him of lifetime parliamentary immunity as prosecutors investigate the bank’s collapse. - The Senate has yet to deliver a verdict; removal would put Vice President Pedro Alliana in office.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets framed the trial as a deepening political crisis driven by the bank collapse and frozen savings. Al Jazeera emphasized the financial crisis and Peña’s links to the bank’s parent company, while the Los Angeles Times highlighted departing aides and the fight over whether he could retain immunity.
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets generally framed impeachment as the political fallout from a bank collapse that left millions without access to money. The New York Post emphasized criminal investigations, and World News Group explained the immunity stakes. Breitbart also stressed Peña’s conservative identity and Congress blocking his resignation.
Peña Impeachment Crisis
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