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.
Bolivia’s political crisis came to a head after President Evo Morales resigned and was granted political asylum in Mexico, while Bolivian senator and opposition politician Jeanine Anez claimed the presidency and called for new elections.
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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.
Calls for Haitian President Jovenel Moises to resign continued, while Spain’s Felipe VI and Queen Leticia visited the Caribbean nation of Cuba.
In Paraguay Argentina's Colon lost to Ecuador's Independiente del Valle as they battled in the final Copa Sudamericana match in Asuncion.
In this Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 photo, police officers detain two men whom they claim stole an inverter battery during a protest to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Anger over corruption, inflation and scarcity of basic goods, including fuel, has led to more than a month of demonstrations that have paralyzed the country as protesters demand the resignation of President Moise. (AP PhotoDieu Nalio Chery)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador watches as his Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, answers questions from the press during the president's daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. Bolivia's former President Evo Morales flew out of Bolivia on a Mexican government plane late Monday hours after being granted asylum. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo,the Senate's second vice president and opposition politician Jeanine Anez, center, wearing the Presidential sash addresses the crowd from the balcony of the Quemado palace after she declared herself interim president of the country, in La Paz, Bolivia. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 photo, a supporter of former President Evo Morales holds a Bolivian flag during clashes with police in La Paz, Bolivia. Bolivia's new interim president Jeanine Anez faces the challenge of stabilizing the nation and organizing national elections within three months at a time of political disputes that pushed Morales to fly off to self-exile in Mexico after 14 years in power. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 photo, a supporter of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds up his hand with a sticker that reads in Portuguese: "Free Lula" during a rally at the Metal Workers Union headquarters, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Da Silva addressed thousands of jubilant supporters a day after being released from prison. "During 580 days, I prepared myself spiritually, prepared myself to not have hatred, to not have thirst for revenge," the former president said. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo, Chilean police clash with anti-government demonstratorsi n Santiago, Chile. Students in Chile began protesting nearly a month ago over a subway fare hike. The demonstrations have morphed into a massive protest movement demanding improvements in basic services and benefits, including pensions, health, and education. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
In this Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 photo, police advance on anti-government protesters, past a religious statue that protesters removed from a church and then damaged, in Santiago, Chile. Chile's president on Thursday announced measures to increase security and toughen sanctions for vandalism following three weeks of protests that have left at least 20 dead. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 photo, university students try to take away the shield from a member of the National Bolivarian Police during clashes outside the Central University of Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela. Minor clashes broke out in Venezuela's capital between university students with national police following a speech by opposition leader Juan Guaido. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 photo, reflected in a motorcycle side mirror, supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rally in support of former Bolivian President Evo Morales in Caracas, Venezuela. Morales stepped down following weeks of massive protests. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 photo, Gonzalo Escobar of Argentina's Colon, right, and Cristian Dajome of Ecuador's Independiente del Valle,battle for the ball during the Copa Sudamericana final match in Asuncion, Paraguay.(AP PhotoJorge Saenz)
In Brazil, the supreme court ruled that a person cannot be sent to prison until all their appeals have been exhausted. The ruling allowed former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to be freed from jail.
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo, a supporter of Bolivia's former President Evo Morales yells at a police officer, telling him to respect the nation's indigenous people in La Paz, Bolivia. Former President Evo Morales, who transformed Bolivia as its first indigenous president, flew to exile in Mexico on Tuesday after weeks of violent protests, leaving behind a confused power vacuum in the Andean nation. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
Calls for Haitian President Jovenel Moises to resign continued, while Spain’s Felipe VI and Queen Leticia visited the Caribbean nation of Cuba.
In Chile, protests continued even after President Sebastián Pinera called for the creation of a new constitution.
Venezuelan university students clashed with the police and government supporters marching in favor of Bolivia’s Evo Morales.
In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 photo, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is carried by supporters during a rally at the Metal Workers Union headquarters, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Da Silva addressed thousands of jubilant supporters a day after being released from prison. "During 580 days, I prepared myself spiritually, prepared myself to not have hatred, to not have thirst for revenge," the former president said. (AP PhotoNelson Antoine)(AP PhotoNelson Antoine)
In Paraguay Argentina's Colon lost to Ecuador's Independiente del Valle as they battled in the final Copa Sudamericana match in Asuncion.
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In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo, Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attend a ceremony for Cuban Independence Hero Jose Marti at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba. The Spanish kings are in Havana on an official visit. (AP PhotoRamon Espinosa)
In this Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 photo, police officers detain two men whom they claim stole an inverter battery during a protest to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Anger over corruption, inflation and scarcity of basic goods, including fuel, has led to more than a month of demonstrations that have paralyzed the country as protesters demand the resignation of President Moise. (AP PhotoDieu Nalio Chery)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador watches as his Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, answers questions from the press during the president's daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. Bolivia's former President Evo Morales flew out of Bolivia on a Mexican government plane late Monday hours after being granted asylum. (AP PhotoMarco Ugarte)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo,the Senate's second vice president and opposition politician Jeanine Anez, center, wearing the Presidential sash addresses the crowd from the balcony of the Quemado palace after she declared herself interim president of the country, in La Paz, Bolivia. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 photo, a supporter of former President Evo Morales holds a Bolivian flag during clashes with police in La Paz, Bolivia. Bolivia's new interim president Jeanine Anez faces the challenge of stabilizing the nation and organizing national elections within three months at a time of political disputes that pushed Morales to fly off to self-exile in Mexico after 14 years in power. (AP PhotoNatacha Pisarenko)
In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 photo, a supporter of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds up his hand with a sticker that reads in Portuguese: "Free Lula" during a rally at the Metal Workers Union headquarters, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Da Silva addressed thousands of jubilant supporters a day after being released from prison. "During 580 days, I prepared myself spiritually, prepared myself to not have hatred, to not have thirst for revenge," the former president said. (AP PhotoLeo Correa)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 photo, Chilean police clash with anti-government demonstratorsi n Santiago, Chile. Students in Chile began protesting nearly a month ago over a subway fare hike. The demonstrations have morphed into a massive protest movement demanding improvements in basic services and benefits, including pensions, health, and education. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
In this Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 photo, police advance on anti-government protesters, past a religious statue that protesters removed from a church and then damaged, in Santiago, Chile. Chile's president on Thursday announced measures to increase security and toughen sanctions for vandalism following three weeks of protests that have left at least 20 dead. (AP PhotoEsteban Felix)
In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 photo, university students try to take away the shield from a member of the National Bolivarian Police during clashes outside the Central University of Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela. Minor clashes broke out in Venezuela's capital between university students with national police following a speech by opposition leader Juan Guaido. (AP PhotoAriana Cubillos)
In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 photo, reflected in a motorcycle side mirror, supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rally in support of former Bolivian President Evo Morales in Caracas, Venezuela. Morales stepped down following weeks of massive protests. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 photo, Gonzalo Escobar of Argentina's Colon, right, and Cristian Dajome of Ecuador's Independiente del Valle,battle for the ball during the Copa Sudamericana final match in Asuncion, Paraguay.(AP PhotoJorge Saenz)