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Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse November 5, 20261:30 PM ETBy
A demonstrator holds a mock U.S. dollar bill depicting Paraguayan President Santiago Peña during a protest against the government and Ueno Bank, which Paraguay's central bank seized amid a solvency crisis, in Asunción, Paraguay, Wednesday. Jorge Saenz/AP hide caption
Jorge Saenz/APASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — Paraguay's lower house voted unanimously Thursday to impeach President Santiago Peña just minutes after he announced his resignation, as the collapse of a major digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings, sent protesters surging into the streets and turned his own party against him.
