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Paraguay's lower house votes to impeach President Peña over bank collapse

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Paraguay's lower house voted unanimously to impeach President Santiago Peña after he offered his resignation on Thursday, Deutsche Welle and the Associated Press report. Congress did not accept the resignation, and the Senate has opened impeachment proceedings, so Peña remains in office for now. The crisis began when the central bank moved to resolve Ueno Bank on November 3 after finding it breached minimum solvency requirements. Prosecutors have announced investigations into suspected financial crimes, and the Associated Press reports Peña is under criminal investigation. Al Jazeera reports that he is accused of negligence and of complicity in an alleged cover-up of the bank's insolvency.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. The Paraguayan central bank started resolution procedures against Ueno Bank on November 3 after finding it breached minimum solvency requirements.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

  2. Prosecutors have announced investigations into suspected financial crimes, and Peña is under criminal investigation.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    New York Post

  3. The Chamber of Deputies voted unanimously to impeach President Santiago Peña after he offered his resignation on Thursday.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    New York Post

  4. Congress did not accept Peña's resignation, and the Senate has opened impeachment proceedings.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    New York Post

  5. Accusations against Peña include negligence and complicity in an alleged cover-up of the bank's insolvency.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  6. Ueno Bank's collapse has left millions of customers affected and unable to access their savings.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that Ueno Bank's collapse has led Congress to reject President Peña's resignation and move toward impeachment. The center and right stress the scale of the bank scandal and the prosecutors' investigations, while the left frames the crisis around state influence, accountability and questions about political influence over regulators.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Poses the event as a question about state influence and accountability, asking whether regulators were compromised and who should be held responsible.

    Why is Paraguay facing a banking and political crisis?
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Frames the event as a scandal and political crisis, leading with the bank scandal and its threat to the president's position.

    Ueno Bank scandal Loaded verb“plunges”The verb adds drama beyond the facts, which are that a scandal has led to a political crisis.More neutral: leads toDisagree with this highlight? Paraguay into political crisis
    Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Leads with the criminal investigation of the president and the threat of his removal; the text is an Associated Press report, and the headline is the Post's own choice.

    Paraguay President Peña under investigation over bank collapse, faces removal from office
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left2

    raises questionsHe’s accused of negligence

  • Center2

    one of the biggestplunges

  • Right1

    stunning reversal

In the outlets’ own words

  • Vague attribution

    raises questionsMore neutral: state the question and who is asking

    The writer is raising the question while pretending someone else did.

    Ueno collapse raises questions about state influence and accountability.

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Vague attribution

    He’s accused of negligenceMore neutral: Name the person or body making the accusation of negligence

    The accusation is not attributed to any named person or body.

    He’s accused of negligence and being complicit in an alleged cover-up of the bank’s insolvency.

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Sensational language

    stunning reversalMore neutral: reversal

    The adjective manufactures drama about a political shift that the facts describe without needing that judgement.

    …The crisis at Ueno Bank turned Peña’s long-ruling Colorado Party against him, a stunning reversal for the former International Monetary Fund economist who had enjoyed the backing…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    one of the biggestMore neutral: a major

    Ranking the scandal among the biggest in national history is a judgement the reported facts do not establish.

    The Ueno Bank collapse is turning into one of the biggest financial and political scandals in the history of Paraguay.

    Used byDeutsche Welle (Center)

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  • Loaded verb

    plungesMore neutral: leads to

    The verb adds drama beyond the facts, which are that a scandal has led to a political crisis.

    Ueno Bank scandal plunges Paraguay into political crisis

    Used byDeutsche Welle (Center)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • state influence and accountability
  • millions unable to access savings
  • accusations of negligence and cover-up

Leaves out

  • the central bank's solvency-based resolution procedures

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • suspected fraud and public money at risk
  • the president's business ties to the bank
  • impeachment and political crisis

Leaves out

  • questions over political influence on regulators

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Ueno Bank scandal Loaded verb“plunges”The verb adds drama beyond the facts, which are that a scandal has led to a political crisis.More neutral: leads toDisagree with this highlight? Paraguay into political crisis

    Suspected financial fraud, public money at risk and millions of customers affected: Paraguay is in serious crisis following the sudden collapse of Ueno Bank. President Santiago Pena is facing impeachment.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • criminal investigation of the president
  • a reversal for a former IMF economist and Trump ally
  • possible removal from office

Leaves out

  • the central bank's finding that Ueno breached solvency requirements

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Paraguay President Peña under investigation over bank collapse, faces removal from office

    Peña offered his resignation Thursday via X, with the lower house voting unanimously to impeach him moments later.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Nov 6, 1:54 PM EST

  • Center

    1 hr 29 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 3:23 PM EST

  • Right

    5 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 1:59 PM EST

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 6, 1:54 PM EST
  2. New York PostRightNov 6, 1:59 PM EST
  3. Deutsche WelleCenterNov 6, 3:23 PM EST

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