Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned following the seizure of Ueno Bank, an event that triggered major protests and led the country’s lower house to unanimously vote to impeach him. His departure affects a close ally of the Trump administration and is a setback for U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had presented Peña as a regional model. The crisis in Paraguay, alongside political shifts in Brazil, points to growing uncertainty for Trump-aligned officials in South America. Statements from the White House and Rubio, as well as any Senate confirmation hearings for a potential successor, could clarify the secretary of state’s future position.
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