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The collapse of Uno Bank in Paraguay led to a financial and political crisis. The opposition accused President Pena of being involved in a conflict of interest and pushed for impeachment, but it still needs to cross the threshold of Congress.
The collapse of Uno Bank, the first local digital bank in Taiwan’s friendly country Paraguay, left millions of customers unable to access their accounts, leading to a financial and political crisis. Opposition lawmakers blame President Penia for the crisis and continue to push for impeachment.
Reuters reported that the South American country ParaguayLok Sabha There are total 80 seats. Yesterday, 35 members filed an impeachment case and asked congressional leaders to call an extraordinary meeting today to debate whether Santiago Peña Palacios should continue to serve.
Although the Paraguayan opposition does not have the necessary 2/3 majority to proceed with the impeachment process, it has received the support of several dissident members of the ruling Colorado party.
Opposition lawmakers accused Pena of conflict of interest, misuse of pension funds and institutional cover-up in his handling of the bank collapse.
The crisis began when the Central Bank of Paraguay decided that Ueno Bank did not meet minimum solvency standards and intervened, leaving approximately 3 million of the bank’s customers unable to access their accounts. Paraguay has a population of approximately 6.5 million people.
Pena has not yet responded publicly to the impeachment move, and the presidential palace did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
In a post on social media yesterday, Pena called on political leaders to prioritize the interests of depositors and stressed that all those responsible for illegal activities will be punished by the law “without exception.”
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The trigger was that the Central Bank of Paraguay intervened after determining that local digital bank Uno Bank did not meet minimum solvency standards, resulting in approximately 3 million customers being unable to access their accounts, leading to a financial and political crisis.
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The opposition accused Peña of conflict of interest, misuse of pension funds and institutional cover-up in his handling of the bank collapse, and held him politically responsible for the crisis.
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35 members of the 80-seat Paraguay House of Representatives have proposed an impeachment case and requested a provisional session debate, but the opposition still does not have the 2/3 majority needed to pass it and can only count on the support of some members of the ruling party.
