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.
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested
Source: BBC News
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse
- Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
- Paraguay’s Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in
- Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after banking crisis leaves 60% of country unable to access accounts
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