Ousted Paraguayan president appears before prosecutors

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was removed from office and placed under house arrest Friday. The Senate voted on his impeachment after the collapse of a state-affiliated bank.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6653x4435+0+0/resize/6653x4435!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F78%2F40561ab4423abbd70bf3463d02c0%2Fgettyimages-2295537388.jpg' alt='Paraguay's President Santiago Peña waves after a meeting with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on September 19, 2026.'/><p>Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was removed from office and placed under house arrest Friday. The Senate voted on his impeachment after the collapse of a state-affiliated bank.</p><p>(Image credit: Federico Parra)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6033373' />