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Politics● Elevated17h ago · Nov 9, 2026, 1:44 PM

Paraguay raids ex-president’s home: Why a bank crash brought down Pena

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · South America

Santiago Pena faces charges of financial crimes following Ueno Bank's collapse, impacting half of Paraguay's population.

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