Ousted Paraguayan president appears before prosecutors
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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was removed from office and placed on House arrest Friday.
The Senate voted on his impeachment after the collapse of a state-affiliated bank.
November 7, 2026 / 5:12 AM EST / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Paraguay's president has been placed on house arrest on Friday after the collapse of a government-linked bank that locked nearly half the country's population out of their accounts.
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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was removed from office and placed on House arrest Friday.
The Senate voted on his impeachment after the collapse of a state-affiliated bank.
November 7, 2026 / 5:12 AM EST / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Paraguay's president has been placed on house arrest on Friday after the collapse of a government-linked bank that locked nearly half the country's population out of their accounts.