Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña arrested and property searched in corruption probe
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Santiago Peña (Former President of Paraguay)
Ciervo Cuá, San Bernardino district, Paraguay
November 7-8, 2026
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Former President Santiago Peña was arrested on charges of breach of trust and self-serving administration. Prosecutors searched his summer residence in Ciervo Cuá, discovering a high-security armoured vault. The investigation involves irregular loans from Ueno Bank to companies linked to the Vázquez Group. The new president, Pedro Alliana, announced that nearly 1.2 million savers have recovered deposits following the bank's closure.
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