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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Laura Siegemund of Germany celebrates after defeating Carolina Alves of Brazil during their Billie Jean King Cup tennis match in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Laura Siegemund of Germany celebrates after defeating Carolina Alves of Brazil during their Billie Jean King Cup tennis match in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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April 12 - 18, 2024

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories. The Biden administration reimposed oil sanctions on Venezuela. A transitional council in Haiti was formally established to choose the next prime minister and Cabinet.

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Members of the Bolivarian Militia gather for a rally marking the 22nd anniversary of the late President Hugo Chavez's return to power after a failed coup attempt, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Pedro Ramsee)

Members of the Bolivarian Militia gather for a rally marking the 22nd anniversary of the late President Hugo Chavez’s return to power after a failed coup attempt, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Pedro Ramsee)

An Indigenous representative takes a photo as he waits for the start of the closing ceremony of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the National Council for Indigenous Policy, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

An Indigenous representative takes a photo as he waits for the start of the closing ceremony of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the National Council for Indigenous Policy, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Opposition leader and presidential hopeful Maria Corina Machado, who has been banned from running for office, is embraced by supporters during a rally where she asked them to keep the faith, in San Antonio, Venezuela, April 17, 2024. The presidential election is scheduled to be held in Venezuela on July 28th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Opposition leader and presidential hopeful Maria Corina Machado, who has been banned from running for office, is embraced by supporters during a rally where she asked them to keep the faith, in San Antonio, Venezuela, April 17, 2024. The presidential election is scheduled to be held in Venezuela on July 28th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A child sips on a drink after she was picked up from school, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A child sips on a drink after she was picked up from school, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A farmer from the Yungas region takes a break from harvesting coca leaves near Trinidad Pampa, a coca-producing area in Bolivia, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A farmer from the Yungas region takes a break from harvesting coca leaves near Trinidad Pampa, a coca-producing area in Bolivia, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A boat carrying decomposing bodies is lifted to shore by authorities at the Vila do Castelo port in Braganca, Brazil, April 15, 2024. Brazilian police investigating the discovery of the boat with several dead bodies say they were likely African migrants from Mali and Mauritania. (AP Photo/Raimundo Pacco)

A boat carrying decomposing bodies is lifted to shore by authorities at the Vila do Castelo port in Braganca, Brazil, April 15, 2024. Brazilian police investigating the discovery of the boat with several dead bodies say they were likely African migrants from Mali and Mauritania. (AP Photo/Raimundo Pacco)

Cardinal Alvaro Ramazzini, center back, waits for the start of a religious procession, in Guatemala City, March 23, 2024. Elevated by Pope Francis in 2019 to the top hierarchy of the Catholic Church, Ramazzini has continued his focus on the poor, the Indigenous and the migrant. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Cardinal Alvaro Ramazzini, center back, waits for the start of a religious procession, in Guatemala City, March 23, 2024. Elevated by Pope Francis in 2019 to the top hierarchy of the Catholic Church, Ramazzini has continued his focus on the poor, the Indigenous and the migrant. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A fan strikes a pose as she sits in a baseball throne prior to a Mexican league game between the Diablos Rojo and the Tigres of Quintana Roo, at the Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium in Mexico City, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A fan strikes a pose as she sits in a baseball throne prior to a Mexican league game between the Diablos Rojo and the Tigres of Quintana Roo, at the Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium in Mexico City, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A smiling couple squeeze into a subway car packed with commuters, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A smiling couple squeeze into a subway car packed with commuters, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A person sits on the shore of El Yaque beach as the sun sets on Margarita Island, Venezuela, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A person sits on the shore of El Yaque beach as the sun sets on Margarita Island, Venezuela, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

The selection was curated by photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.

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