# President Peña Resigns amid Bank Collapse

- Place: Asunción, Paraguay (-25.2637, -57.5759)
- Published: 2026-11-06T00:54:02.169Z · expires 2026-11-13T00:54:02.169Z
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Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has resigned following a major digital bank collapse, per NBC News.

Peña faces mounting pressure and is under investigation for his role in the financial crisis, Union Bulletin reports.

Unrest has gripped Asunción as protests erupt over the economic fallout, with photos capturing the turmoil across the capital, Seattle PI notes.

## Sources

- [Paraguay President Peña under investigation, faces removal from office over bank collapse](https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/world/paraguay-president-pe-a-under-investigation-faces-removal-from-office-over-bank-collapse/article_da7bf1d8-0433-505f-8b65-91f90037c81d.html) · union-bulletin.com · 2026-11-06
- [Paraguay President Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/south-america/paraguay-president-pen-resigns-mounting-pressure-bank-collapse-rcna607754) · nbcnews.com · 2026-11-05
- [Unrest in Paraguay as president steps down, in photos](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxNOTlObDVoQlo5NzVzcWs4MndkaU82QUhkS2c4ZVpfbTVON0F3Y1ZVVm4zeEFJdlRSNGpwUWxVbFlTU3NDOFpoOThpbXk3eVV4YUxaT3JKTjJXX2c1VTJzaG4ySndIVkZFcUtaV1cxWmFJaktiZzYwaWw5bVNEdFNORExKN2UzMUZSZEVjZGQxc0FCVjhBYjZJ?oc=5) · seattlepi.com · 2026-11-05
- [Paraguay prosecutor will seek charges against embattled president after bank collapse](https://news.google.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?oc=5) · pbs.org · 2026-11-05
- [Santiago Peña, Trump's Ally in Paraguay, Resigns After Digital Bank Collapse](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZkFVX3lxTE9WTl8wTWx4bXJUMHQyNFFYdFVhVHlqWE9CcTQ1SmtwVXFrT21NZmFJU3E1NjFtSXJ0cFFoSU13MDFkTjlVX2o0amhBUlZGeWh2SnUwTHNsY3BOMFZ4Sl9vT3FHMWc2dw?oc=5) · commondreams.org · 2026-11-05
- [Unrest in Paraguay as president steps down, in photos](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3AFBVV95cUxNMjB5Wm1ZNmtYZlQ5NXBocFotUUNrRmhmc3FvTHVIcnl1V0hCdGVhdlNkeHBaNV94QUVScGtDNk1hZFpETFFsS0pYbFBIQ05MYmQ2WWRuamNGMVRUNXlYdTJrN1FWZ3pYRmYtVWROS1pnX0JvbDU0LVVxZVc2UFhsXzFqQzJCN2ZKS0p2RFRIYjN2LVhpbTdsUFVCQXpHM3dRMHdQck9sZEdVTEZSeEhRREtJQTh3TjE2M3p1WVF3V21sbElWUTFWekVtUlhDdmZSbVgxTXBxOXNIQlFo?oc=5) · thecanadianpressnews.ca · 2026-11-05
- [Unrest in Paraguay as president steps down, in photos](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2gFBVV95cUxQTHFQX3B6X2h2dlBzRDZCbk84S1Fob3QzUDJSd3N5SjJuTTJuRkF1Ymk0U2N4YmRnWEVwQ0dwZ2dLbk1KUzF1ZG5DeU1fRnl4WFQ3Yy1TTk1KYWRVQVNNMW1VNzI2SGZBY0xLN0xvdkJKMDZuU3ZqcS1JOEN5c0hzWXY2d0ItVVBEYXZNRGpnUW9qTTJCbXY3NFJDZDZ0NEU1dm1HeFM1YWF3NXlUMzFrb3VNS19Pc1ZmaUN5WjIxSXVGaEl5RU9HV1YzSUxNLW5tNzJISmp2WVdOZw?oc=5) · oskaloosa.com · 2026-11-05
- [Unrest in Paraguay as president steps down, in photos](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1wFBVV95cUxQbk1QU2hEdE5aUVEzdFFkaUVKYWRrSnM4WGhuY3pKMnpTRjBxZmZ2M3BLZWM0TmR4dFkxdVotcUtzR0VRempXWjR5c19ITmpGMElBNkgyT196S193Y0l3SkIxWURqOUF0a1lPbzFhZnZFUkV2M21OWUNHb19DeHlwQy1GZ0NLbF9vM1c3dW52aUhUYndrNDJJcWJUU1NlUGJoalJ0WG9fdl9FUHdnVUdSQTBKQ1ZoaVRtdl9oOVFURDY5d3owSnFPNFpEWkJ0c09md1E5WjBfdw?oc=5) · wvnews.com · 2026-11-05