The key facts
- Former President of Paraguay Santiago Peña has been placed under house arrest after impeachment.
- The investigation is linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank and suspicions of breach of trust.
- On the evening of November 6, police delivered the detention order to the former president's residence in Asunción.
House arrest for the former president of Paraguay
Former President of Paraguay Santiago Peña has been placed under house arrest in Asunción by order of the country's prosecutor's office. The decision was made after he was removed from power through an impeachment initiated amid the scandal surrounding the collapse of Ueno Bank. According to Life.ru, citing Reuters, the detention order was issued as part of an investigation into the circumstances of the financial institution's bankruptcy.
The detention process and conditions of custody
Police officers arrived at Peña's home in Asunción on the evening of November 6 and handed the former head of state the detention order. He was informed that he must remain at his residence under the protection of law enforcement officers until being transferred to the custody of the prosecutor's office unit for economic crimes and anti-corruption. The former president has been summoned for questioning on November 7. The preliminary investigation is examining possible breach of trust, influence peddling, and the use of funds for personal gain, although these classifications are not yet a final list of charges. Peña himself has previously denied any wrongdoing.
Public reaction and other figures in the case
Meanwhile, dozens of protesters gathered near Peña's residence in Asunción, demanding that the former president be sent to prison rather than kept under house arrest. Police set up a perimeter around the house. The detention order also affected the former head of Paraguay's Central Bank, Carlos Carvallo Spalding, who had left his post. Criminal case No. 92/2026 is being handled by the economic crimes and corruption unit of the Prosecutor General's Office.
