# Thousands protest banking scandal in Paraguay as president faces impeachment

https://mins.news/en/item/132002

- euronews, 2026-11-06 08:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/06/paraguay-thousands-protest-banking-scandal-as-president-faces-impeachment

> Thousands of Paraguayans have protested a banking scandal that has left nearly half the population unable to access their savings. Demonstrators are calling for President Santiago Peña to be impeached, despite his offer to resign.

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