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2026-11-06 · Euronews

Paraguay: Thousands protest banking scandal as president faces impeachment

The crisis has prompted President Santiago Peña to tender his resignation , but Congress has put it on hold while impeachment proceedings move forward , leaving him temporarily in office. Protesters gathered in public squares, holding placards demanding justice and accountability , while graffiti called for the country's political leaders to step down. One demonstrator held up a Paraguayan football shirt bearing the Ueno Bank logo, with the bank's name crossed out in protest at the freezing of savers' funds . Others displayed an effigy of President Santiago Peña and set fire to an image of him.

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