The president of

Paraguay, Santiago Peña, presented his resignation after the bankruptcy of Ueno Bank, the

entity with the most clients in the country. The Central Bank intervened the bank because

Its capital did not reach half of the minimum required by law. The measure has

left almost 3 million people, nearly half the population, without

access to your savings. Clients will not be able

have your money for at least 15 days. Among those affected is the

Social Security, which had US$380 million in the bank, the money of 32,000

retired. The authorities

They investigate unsecured loans linked to the bank's own owners. Eight

directors are detained, including its founder, and 27 people were

charged with alleged irregularities in loans and overdrafts to companies

of the same group between 2025 and 2026. The crisis also

has reached the president, who until March 2025 was a shareholder of the

parent company of the bank. Peña announced his resignation this Thursday, but the

Congress could not vote on it due to lack of quorum. That is why it remains formally in the

charge and was summoned to present his defense this Friday at the trial

political.