# Paraguay President Pena resigns in wake of bank collapse

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/paraguay-president-pena-resigns-in-wake-of-bank-collapse/
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:08:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T21:10:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/11/5/paraguay-president-pena-resigns-in-wake-of-bank-collapse?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Santiago Peña resigned amid the fallout from ueno’s collapse.
- The lender’s roughly 3 million customers lost access to accounts.
- Vice-President Pedro Alliana is set to take office.

## Summary

Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña resigned after the collapse of digital lender ueno left millions of customers unable to access their accounts and triggered demands for his removal. The crisis also raised concerns about oversight of public money and intensified political pressure, with opposition lawmakers beginning impeachment proceedings.

Peña said he was stepping down to protect the country’s stability, social peace and democratic institutions. Vice-President Pedro Alliana is set to replace him. Paraguay’s central bank intervened in ueno after it failed to meet minimum solvency requirements; the bank had administered nearly $850 million in public funds and served about 3 million customers in a country of 6.5 million.

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