Nationality Paraguayan — Central banking / banking supervision

Carlos Dagoberto Carvallo Spalding

Business and billionaires Politics and government

Former head of Paraguay’s central bank and former executive at Financiera Ueno.

Carlos Carvallo headed Paraguay’s central bank after holding a senior post at Ueno. He resigned in November 2026 amid the resolution of Ueno Bank. He faces criminal allegations linked to regulatory conduct and was remanded in custody, with no conviction reported.

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Profile No. 6132 · Updated on 9 November 2026

2Documented controversies

3Sources

0Conviction

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I. Documented controversies

Case · 2 documented stages

Ueno banking supervision warnings in 2025 and 2026

Formally charged

2025–2026

Ueno banking supervision warnings in 2025 and 2026

Formally charged

ABC Color reported internal warnings about related-party lending, solvency and oversight at Ueno. Supervisory decisions and communications under Carvallo are central to questions over how those warnings were handled.

State of the evidence: Media reporting on internal memoranda; individual allegations remain disputed.
Legal status — source text: Formal charges brought in November 2026; no judgment.
Attribution: Potentially improper treatment of technical banking-supervision warnings.

Sources · 2

[1]
ABC ColorTitular del BCP presenta su renuncia en medio de proceso de resolución en Ueno Bank3 November 2026MediaMedium reliability
[2]
La Nación ParaguayExpresidente del BCP imputado por tres hechos punibles en el caso ueno bank7 November 2026MediaMedium reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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7 November 2026

Charged over alleged breach of trust and false public documents

Formally charged

Paraguayan prosecutors charged Carvallo with breach of trust, self-dealing and allegedly creating false official documents in connection with Ueno supervision. The case includes official communications allegedly diverging from technical reports.

State of the evidence: La Nación and ABC Color report the charges and proceedings.
Legal status — source text: Charged on 7 November 2026; no guilty verdict found.
Attribution: Alleged regulatory failures and inaccuracies in official records.

Sources · 2

[1]
La Nación ParaguayExpresidente del BCP imputado por tres hechos punibles en el caso ueno bank7 November 2026MediaMedium reliability
[2]
ABC ColorUeno Bank: expresidente del BCP se entregó y quedó detenido7 November 2026MediaMedium reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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Controversia profile, updated 9 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/carlos-dagoberto-carvallo-spalding