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title: "Paraguay President Santiago Pena requests: Timeline of Reports"
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# Paraguay President Santiago Pena requests extra three days to prepare impeachment defence

What we know so far: 5 reports from 3 outlets, first at 5 Nov, 22:44 IST, latest at 6 Nov, 19:40 IST. Headlines and summaries are quoted from each outlet, oldest first; each links to the original report.

1. Thursday 5 November
2. 22:44 IST BBC News [Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse](https://allindia.news/s/713f79ed0177) (original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p9g39vln3yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.

3. Friday 6 November
4. 07:24 IST The Hindu [Santiago Pena, Paraguay President, steps down as banking crisis sows chaos](https://allindia.news/s/9e4918ae6c38) (original: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/santiago-pena-paraguay-president-steps-down-as-banking-crisis-sows-chaos/article71672650.ece)

Thousands of Paraguayans gathered outside Congress on Thursday (November 5, 2026) to protest against the President

5. 07:48 IST NDTV [How Paraguay's Ueno Bank Scandal Took Down Country's Economist President](https://allindia.news/s/be00098f15e6) (original: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/how-paraguays-ueno-bank-scandal-took-down-countrys-economist-president-santiago-pena-12290548#publisher=newsstand)

As of June, the ueno bank said it had around 3 million customers - in a country of 6.5 million people - and administered roughly $850 million in public funds.

6. 07:52 IST NDTV [Paraguay President Resigns Amid Protests Over Ueno Banking Crisis](https://allindia.news/s/ec82de3fa900) (original: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-resigns-amid-banking-crisis-12290484#publisher=newsstand)

Thousands of Paraguayans gathered outside Congress on Thursday to protest against the president, who is still technically in power as his resignation awaits parliamentary approval.

7. 19:40 IST The Hindu [Paraguay President Santiago Pena requests extra three days to prepare impeachment defence](https://allindia.news/s/2d4f3640fcd8) (original: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/paraguay-president-santiago-pena-requests-extra-three-days-to-prepare-impeachment-defence/article71674857.ece)

"I have requested a 72-hour extension to prepare my defense," Santiago Pena wrote on X, adding that he had been served with a 15-page indictment