# Paraguay’s ex-president Pena faces new charge over Ueno bank collapse

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Al Jazeera, Nov 13, 2026, 2:18 PM · Read it: <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/paraguays-ex-president-pena-faces-new-charge-over-ueno-bank-collapse>

The criminal association charge over his alleged role in the collapse of the bank comes a week after his removal.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 10:10 AM: [A digital bank’s collapse toppled Paraguay’s president within days — and cracked the myth of the ‘Dubai of South America’](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/13/paraguay-ueno-bank-collapse-president-pena-dubai-south-america/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  Ueno held approximately $850 million in public funds, including $355 million from the country’s social security system, IPS, including health and retirement funds.
- Nov 13, 2026, 2:18 PM: [Paraguay’s ex-president Pena faces new charge over Ueno bank collapse](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/paraguays-ex-president-pena-faces-new-charge-over-ueno-bank-collapse>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  The criminal association charge over his alleged role in the collapse of the bank comes a week after his removal.
