# President Arrested in Crisis

- Place: Asunción, Paraguay (-25.2637, -57.5759)
- Published: 2026-11-07T04:38:51.027Z · expires 2026-11-14T04:38:51.027Z
- Floors (The Arena): E12 States, E10 Institutions, E11 Organizations
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Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña was arrested on November 6, per Al Jazeera.

Peña was ordered detained for offenses tied to a major bank collapse, as reported by the Boston Herald.

The country's Congress has begun impeachment proceedings against Peña, and his top aides have resigned, according to WNG.org.

## Sources

- [Ousted Paraguay president Santiago Peña ordered arrested for offenses tied to bank collapse](https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/11/06/paraguay-bank-failure/) · bostonherald.com · 2026-11-06
- [Paraguay’s president in impeachment proceedings after bank scandal](https://wng.org/sift/paraguays-president-in-impeachment-proceedings-after-bank-scandal-1793989797) · wng.org · 2026-11-06
- [Paraguay’s Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxOblZZWERZN1ZWN1E4SG9oci1BSGdyZG8xVEJGbHdfNlZBTEFBUkthT2ppUlo0Szdkb2NMcENRaW5GNFJFQTVwQVNVRHliTGVmY3FOdVNhckk3OFV3U3RRaWJwb1MzaWJMdUxrRkpjbzBic2lLVUkxTEtndTlya3BrMl93UGpwTGttRHJKeDBqWUE5dmYyZWdiQ0FVcjdjXzVCZGNYVnNSRE01Z2FPaEt3Zm81amjSAboBQVVfeXFMTy1ZaVJKcWIydkdaVWZSaXQ5SEhvNW1MMXlIY0dnUDBBVEFUQXoyVDFMNzU4VjE5UjRjdC0xYUVaMTEzQXNNOHZaS040T1lLVE45aThRMzl3aUNweHU2S0w5V0dQRE9nVTNXSGVLMUw4TnJzOGxGbm51NkNnVEEzazAxdVFZQVk2U3FxSHU3LUc4T1NKMHNyc25GXzY4cGlWX2k2NU1OWWVDdXRoOTU1VEd4ellEbDZEZkpn?oc=5) · aljazeera.com · 2026-11-07
- [Paraguay’s President Removed and Arrested Over Financial Crisis](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxNNUxrNFM0cDZOWF9nZ0dCRC1CdVNuSlIwa095eUZQM2VFUGdSZ2RGM0dMcVp2eUE3Rzc1UGQ1M2piVUFjZXVsSTRyWlNFbWllYXBhOEFHdnNlRUg1WHdHNlVpZWNtSmM3NkhlLV90UUpRMGkyV3I3dnVaWlprTU8zRENnMHBmcUp6dmtYZU12aw?oc=5) · nytimes.com · 2026-11-06
- [Paraguay’s Peña loses top aides as impeachment trial resumes over failed bank](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxOQ2ZmeEN5VTFBM1hySUNXakNDUFVoakdpNXM5dTl6UmI1VDY3aFYwQUhjMnRYNmpyc0FIQUhMVjdyN1dmX0tVQmtTa1BJOEk2NUE5NlZIZkx3czBHR2VUcWNib3RkNWprRGNwWm8zUFZwR3RPZHhQM05ERlNrSkU2MXh4Q0VZdzkzV3pNXzlJVW9oM3ZOdTY3UGcta0pSYUZFRjNPd9IBqgFBVV95cUxQSlVPelkySWs0YWFseGJqYkRNcFd4TzktVjJJRWkwbURqXzh4aHRoLUNQLWNVb29fMnlqOXF4NzM5aC16YkpvSXoxOWNFdnY0bTJ5UVdaRmRDS0k5WnNlZlVHbXVhbHlBZ0xRUGVMdU9sNktVYXBWUms2ODllR01xSUlxOWhBZzluMm9hVUtUSDk0MGxaYnc3S0o2ZGZWZy1yU0N5bWZHcXY5dw?oc=5) · wgno.com · 2026-11-06
- [Peña skips Senate impeachment trial as Paraguay reels from Ueno bank collapse](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxQNXVxTXdfb3p5VUpfdndURzREblI5MmFpUDJGMy1vYWQzbS00Nk90XzlVY29kakc0VWRrcmVnVThyRGFXd0lLZ3BPQlp5Q0F4bDdGMHN3OHdSWDFLb2hhM2E0eFA3SWVMa29LQXRYWnExZ3ZWZHhDZ3lQNnBubVVMb0x1UXk3VEkxQ21NdEp0UFlvR3E4Tk5QNzNuZWtRcFZkdjVPZGNpZzlKZFFUelEzT3hYSjc?oc=5) · wsls.com · 2026-11-06