# Paraguay prosecutors charge impeached ex-president Peña, seek pretrial detention

https://mins.news/en/item/133998

- CBC News, 2026-11-07 19:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paraguay-prosecutors-charge-impeached-president-pena-detention-9.7413705?cmp=rss

> Paraguayan prosecutors charged former president Santiago Peña on Saturday with breach of trust and administration for personal gain, and asked a court to hold him pending trial. His impeachment over the collapse of digital lender Ueno came the previous day.

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