WorldUpdated November 7

Senate removes Peña; Alliana takes office

Asharq News reports that Paraguay’s Senate unanimously removed President Santiago Peña after he submitted his resignation, completing impeachment proceedings rather than accepting it. Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as president. The crisis followed the collapse of digital bank Ueno; Peña had been a shareholder in its holding company until last year. The impeachment articles accused Peña of conflicts of interest, manipulating regulatory oversight, redirecting pension-fund money and involvement in an institutional cover-up. Peña denied wrongdoing and characterized the case as a regulatory matter. Authorities placed him under house arrest and ordered him to appear at the prosecutor’s office on Saturday. Prosecutors said they were still determining charges, which could include influence-peddling.

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