Paraguayan prosecutors found an empty vault at a house in San Bernardino and two hidden safes at Ueno Bank’s headquarters; one contained about US$14,000 in cash. Additional details about the investigation were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Paraguayan prosecutors and police searched a residence of former President Santiago Peña in Ciervo Cuá, San Bernardino district, and reportedly found an armoured vault behind a false wall. Prosecutors confirmed the search but did not mention the vault; its contents are unknown.
The report says Paraguay’s Central Bank took over Ueno Bank over solvency concerns and froze deposits, leaving nearly three million people without access to their money. It also reports that President Santiago Peña was removed from office and placed in pre-trial detention.
Prosecutors charged former President Santiago Peña and requested his pre-trial detention in the Ueno Bank collapse case. The source says the bank collapse froze savings for nearly three million customers and that a judge must rule on the request.
Paraguay’s Senate removed President Santiago Peña, and Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as head of state. Thousands celebrated in Asunción, while protesters called for a broader change of government.
Illustrative image: Vice President Lai attends the inauguration of President Santiago Peña Palacios of the Republic of Paraguay and other celebratory events. (2023/08/16) Official Photo by Shufu Liu / Office of the President 授權方式及範圍：中華民國總統府│政府網站資料開放宣告 Authorization Method & Scope: Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan) | Government Website Open Information Announcement — 總統府/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Paraguay’s Senate removed President Santiago Peña in an impeachment trial, and prosecutors later ordered him placed under house arrest over alleged economic crimes. Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as head of state to serve the term through August 15, 2028.
Illustrative image: El jefe de Gabinete de la Nación, Marcos Peña, se reunió esta mañana con 21 diplomáticos de la Unión Europea en la sede del organismo en la Argentina, ubicado en el barrio porteño de Recoleta. Peña concurrió acompañado por el secretario de Asuntos Estratégicos, Fulvio Pompeo, y fue recibido por el jefe de la Delegación, José Ignacio Salafranca. — Casa Rosada/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 ar
The excerpt reports that Paraguay’s president said he would appear at his impeachment trial, after Congress did not consider his resignation for lack of a quorum. Argentina’s government denied having a record of his entry.
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