Paraguay's Senate impeaches President Santiago Peña; Pedro Alliana sworn in as president

Paraguay's Senate voted 44-0, with one abstention, to remove President Santiago Peña over a banking scandal; prosecutors ordered his arrest and Pedro Alliana was sworn in.

• Forty-four of Paraguay's 45 senators voted Friday to remove Peña from office; one senator abstained.
• Prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Peña on suspicion of breach of public trust, and he was reportedly detained at his home.
• The central bank seized Ueno Bank on Tuesday, freezing accounts and pension payments for about three million customers.
• Pedro Alliana, who served as vice president since 2023, was sworn in Friday as Paraguay's 53rd president.