Paraguay's Peña resigns after Banco Ueno collapse as Congress moves to impeach

Santiago Peña announced his resignation Thursday after the central bank seized Banco Ueno, freezing deposits of three million customers; the Senate trial is set for Friday.

• Peña announced the resignation in a video on X, saying he would appear before the Senate and exercise his right to defend himself.
• The Chamber of Deputies voted unanimously Thursday to open impeachment proceedings, and a Senate trial was scheduled for Friday morning.
• Congress postponed a vote on whether to accept the resignation after a session failed to reach quorum.
• Former president Horacio Cartes, a Peña ally, announced Thursday he backed the impeachment, and Interior Minister Enrique Riera resigned.