The President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña has been admitted into a hospital on Monday after taking ill while attending the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Paraguayan authorities said in a statement on Monday evening, that Pena “was treated at the Samaritano Hospital (Botafogo) in Rio de Janeiro due to an indisposition,.”
Peña, 46, was taken to the Samaritano Hospital in the Botafogo neighbourhood for treatment for what officials described as a “malaise” in the afternoon, according to AFP.
The hospital said Peña underwent diagnostic tests, and his condition was later described as stable.
“The head of state is doing well, and his current state of health is stable,” the hospital statement added.
Peña was taken to the hospital by ambulance from the summit venue.
Some media outlets in Latin America suggested that the president may have suffered from chest pains, though this was not officially confirmed.
“I spoke with President Peña, who is in Rio de Janeiro’s Samaritano Hospital after a slight illness. He is doing well and awaiting the results of medical tests,” Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana said on the social network X.
Although Paraguay is not a member of the G20, Peña was invited to the summit by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Before falling sick, Peña was discussing Paraguay’s economic challenges, including efforts to reduce poverty, with other global leaders.
