# Ueno Bank scandal plunges Paraguay into political crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/133069

- DW, 2026-11-06 20:23 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ueno-bank-scandal-plunges-paraguay-into-political-crisis/a-79881388?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Ueno Bank’s sudden collapse has plunged Paraguay into a serious crisis involving suspected financial fraud, public funds at risk and millions of customers. President Santiago Pena faces impeachment; the Chamber of Deputies voted unanimously to impeach him, and the Senate has opened proceedings.

## Related coverage

- [Ousted Paraguayan president placed under house arrest after bank crisis](https://mins.news/en/item/133498) — France 24, 2026-11-07
- [Paraguay parliament impeaches president after Ueno Bank collapse](https://mins.news/en/item/133208) — TASS, 2026-11-06
- [Why is Paraguay facing a banking and political crisis?](https://mins.news/en/video/132852) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-11-06
- [Paraguay’s Ueno collapse fuels banking crisis and impeachment push](https://mins.news/en/item/132865) — Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06