This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.
Rival political factions took to the streets across Venezuela in a struggle for control of the crisis-wracked nation recently hit by crippling blackouts, as Vice President Mike Pence urged the U.N. to recognize an opposition leader as Venezuela's president in place of Nicolás Maduro.
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This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.
Also this week in Brazil, soldiers mistook a man's car for the vehicle of criminals and it was hit by 80 gunshots, killing him and wounding his wife's stepfather, according to Rio authorities.
In Uruguay's capital, people held up image the disappeared from the country's military dictatorship. And a ferry boat that collided with a bridge pillar caused part of a bridge to collapse in the Moju River in the Brazilian state of Para.
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In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019 photo, a girl and her father feed the pigeons as their dog runs amid the birds at a public square in Havana, Cuba. Communist Party leader Raúl Castro warned Cubans on Wednesday that they should brace for worsening shortages due to Trump administration policies, but said the island won't return to the extreme deprivation of the post-Soviet period. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019 photo, supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself Venezuela's interim president, screams slogans against President Nicolas Maduro during a rally with Guaidó in the San Martin area of Caracas, Venezuela. Vice President Mike Pence addressed the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday and urged the U.N. to recognize Guaidó as Venezuela's president in place of Nicolás Maduro. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
In this Thursday, April 11, 2019 photo, Diego of Brazil's Flamengo, right, celebrates his goal against Bolivia's San Jose at a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
In this Saturday, April 6, 2019 photo, Queretaro and Cruz Azul soccer players wear blue noses as they walk onto the field during a local league match in Mexico City. The blue nose is used to bring awarenesses and support autism month which runs throughout April. (AP PhotoAnthony Vazquez)
In this Thursday, April 11, 2019 photo, a woman holds the image of a youth who disappeared during the military dictatorship, as she sits on the event stage in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay. The rally was held one week after Uruguay's president removed the commander of the army, and five other generals, for covering up that a retired member of the military committed a crime during the 1973-1985 dictatorship. (AP PhotoMatilde Campodonico)
In this Friday, April 5, 2019 photo, Ramon Gomez, 65, rows his daughter through a flooded street in the Santa Rosa de Lima neighborhood of Asuncion, Paraguay. More than 20,000 people in Paraguay have been evacuated after torrential rains caused extensive flooding. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)
In this Sunday, April 7, 2019 photo, a runner wearing a dinosaur costume takes part in the annual marathon in Santiago, Chile. (AP PhotoLuis Hidalgo)
This Saturday, April 6, 2019 photo released by Para state government shows a ferry boat which collided with a bridge pillar, causing part of the bridge to collapse into the Moju River in the Brazilian state of Para. Gov. Helder Barbalho said witnesses reported two small cars falling into the water during the accident, which occurred on a highway leading to the port city of Belem, the state capital. (Fernando AraujoPara Government via AP)
In this Thursday, April 11, 2019 photo, a woman holds up the Spanish hashtag #Freedom during a protest against the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, outside the Foreign Ministry in Quito, Ecuador. On Thursday, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno allowed British authorities to forcibly remove Assange from Ecuador's small embassy in London where he was given safe haven in 2012. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
In this Tuesday, April 9, 2019 photo, Julian Quinonez of Colombia's Deportes Tolima kneels on the field as Brazil's Atletico Paranaense players celebrate their decisive goal at a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Curitiba, Brazil. Brazil's Atletico Paranaense won 1-0. (AP PhotoGiuliano Gomes)
In Paraguay, more than 20,000 people were evacuated after torrential rains caused extensive flooding. Heavy rains killed at least 10 people and also left a trail of destruction in Rio de Janeiro.
In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019 photo, children wade through a flooded street in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Heavy rains killed at least 10 people and left a trail of destruction in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, raising questions about the city's preparedness to deal with recurring extreme weather. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
Also this week in Brazil, soldiers mistook a man's car for the vehicle of criminals and it was hit by 80 gunshots, killing him and wounding his wife's stepfather, according to Rio authorities.
Female Bolivian officers introduced a litter of Golden Retriever puppies to be trained as police dogs, during a skills presentation of the K-9 unit. A girl and her father fed the pigeons in Havana on the day Communist Party leader Raúl Castro warned that Cubans should brace for worsening shortages due to Trump administration policies.
Argentina's Racing Club soccer team celebrated winning their ninth national league trophy. Queratoro and Cruz Azul players wore blue noses as they walked onto the field for a Mexico soccer league match, to bring awareness and support autism month in April. Brazil's Flamengo defeated Bolivia's San Jose 6-1 in Rio de Janeiro. Julian Quinonez of Colombia's Deportes Tolima kneeled down on the field after Brazil's Atletico Paranaense scored their winning point at a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Curitiba, Brazil. A runner wearing a dinosaur costume took part in a marathon in Santiago, Chile.
In this Friday, April 5, 2019 photo, female officers introduce a litter of Golden Retriever puppies to be trained as police dogs, during a skills presentation of the K-9 unit for the leadership, in La Paz, Bolivia. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
In Uruguay's capital, people held up image the disappeared from the country's military dictatorship. And a ferry boat that collided with a bridge pillar caused part of a bridge to collapse in the Moju River in the Brazilian state of Para.
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protested his arrest in Quito, after Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno allowed British authorities to forcibly remove Assange from Ecuador's small embassy in London.
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In this Sunday, April 7, 2019 photo, a woman cries out in agony as she looks at the body of Evaldo dos Santos Rosa slumped inside his car in the Guadalupe neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Authorities say soldiers mistook Evaldo dos Santos Rosa's for that of criminals and was hit by 80 shots fired by members of the armed forces, killing him and wounding his wife's stepfather. His wife, 7-year-old son and another woman were unharmed, according to relatives. (AP PhotosFabio Teixeira)
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In this Sunday, April 7, 2019 photo, a Racing Club soccer fan cheers before the start of his team's national league match against Defensa y Justicia in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Racing won its ninth national league trophy. (AP PhotoGustavo Garello)
In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019 photo, a girl and her father feed the pigeons as their dog runs amid the birds at a public square in Havana, Cuba. Communist Party leader Raúl Castro warned Cubans on Wednesday that they should brace for worsening shortages due to Trump administration policies, but said the island won't return to the extreme deprivation of the post-Soviet period. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019 photo, supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself Venezuela's interim president, screams slogans against President Nicolas Maduro during a rally with Guaidó in the San Martin area of Caracas, Venezuela. Vice President Mike Pence addressed the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday and urged the U.N. to recognize Guaidó as Venezuela's president in place of Nicolás Maduro. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
In this Thursday, April 11, 2019 photo, Diego of Brazil's Flamengo, right, celebrates his goal against Bolivia's San Jose at a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
In this Saturday, April 6, 2019 photo, Queretaro and Cruz Azul soccer players wear blue noses as they walk onto the field during a local league match in Mexico City. The blue nose is used to bring awarenesses and support autism month which runs throughout April. (AP PhotoAnthony Vazquez)
In this Thursday, April 11, 2019 photo, a woman holds the image of a youth who disappeared during the military dictatorship, as she sits on the event stage in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay. The rally was held one week after Uruguay's president removed the commander of the army, and five other generals, for covering up that a retired member of the military committed a crime during the 1973-1985 dictatorship. (AP PhotoMatilde Campodonico)
In this Friday, April 5, 2019 photo, Ramon Gomez, 65, rows his daughter through a flooded street in the Santa Rosa de Lima neighborhood of Asuncion, Paraguay. More than 20,000 people in Paraguay have been evacuated after torrential rains caused extensive flooding. (AP PhotoJorge Saenz)
In this Sunday, April 7, 2019 photo, a runner wearing a dinosaur costume takes part in the annual marathon in Santiago, Chile. (AP PhotoLuis Hidalgo)
This Saturday, April 6, 2019 photo released by Para state government shows a ferry boat which collided with a bridge pillar, causing part of the bridge to collapse into the Moju River in the Brazilian state of Para. Gov. Helder Barbalho said witnesses reported two small cars falling into the water during the accident, which occurred on a highway leading to the port city of Belem, the state capital. (Fernando AraujoPara Government via AP)
In this Thursday, April 11, 2019 photo, a woman holds up the Spanish hashtag #Freedom during a protest against the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, outside the Foreign Ministry in Quito, Ecuador. On Thursday, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno allowed British authorities to forcibly remove Assange from Ecuador's small embassy in London where he was given safe haven in 2012. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
In this Tuesday, April 9, 2019 photo, Julian Quinonez of Colombia's Deportes Tolima kneels on the field as Brazil's Atletico Paranaense players celebrate their decisive goal at a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Curitiba, Brazil. Brazil's Atletico Paranaense won 1-0. (AP PhotoGiuliano Gomes)