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Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse

Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse
NPR News Thursday 05 November 2026, 18:30 UTC By The Associated Press 1 min read
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Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings.(Image credit: Jorge Saenz)

Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings.

(Image credit: Jorge Saenz)

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