Good Friday, Venezuelan protests and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

April 3–9, 2026

Holy Week continued across Latin America, as penitents in Atlixco, Mexico, wore chains to mark Good Friday. Police clashed with protesters demanding higher salaries, pensions and benefits in Venezuela. Supporters of presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga of Peru's Popular Renewal party attended his campaign rally in Lima.

This gallery was curated by photographer Silvia Izquierdo, based in Rio de Janeiro.

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David Sanchez, playing the role of Jesus Christ, hangs on a cross in a Way of the Cross reenactment as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Colina, Chile, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Indigenous protesters set fire to skull sculptures representing lawmakers to protest Congress during the annual "Acampamento Terra Livre," or Free Land Encampment, Brazil's largest annual Indigenous mobilization that focuses on land rights and environmental protection, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga, of the Popular Renewal party, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in the Manchay neighborhood in Lima, Peru, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

People with their bicycles and motorcycles cross the Bay Tunnel in a public bus in Havana, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Lucas Besozzi of Argentina's Lanus, right, and Gabriel Pires of Brazil's Mirassol fight for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group G soccer match in Mirassol, Sao Paulo state, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A man walks on the beach as a rain storm moves in to Mar de las Pampas, Argentina, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A man sleeps on a lane divider in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A child plays in a ball pit during an immersive exhibit at the Megapolis Outlets Center in Panama City, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Faithful gather to watch a Way of the Cross reenactment as part of Holy Week celebrations in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A protester grabs a Bolivarian National Police officer as police try to stop protesters who are demanding higher salaries, pensions and benefits, from continuing their march to the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

Chains drape over the Santa Muerte tattoo of a penitent before a Good Friday procession during Holy Week in Atlixco, Mexico, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

CHICAGO (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes rested several key players Thursday night — and still cruised to an important win.

Defenseman Jalen Chatfield was scratched for Carolina's 7-2 victory at Chicago because of an unspecified injury. Defenseman Jaccob Slavin and forwards Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook, Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov also got the night off.

“It speaks to our depth, the style that we play,” said Mark Jankowski, who had two goals in the win. “I think, just the way that we play, we can play with anyone no matter who's in and out of the lineup. Everyone stepped up and did a great job.”

Chatfield took just two shifts in the third period of Tuesday night's 6-5 overtime victory over Boston. He has two goals and a career-high 15 assists in 71 games this season.

“You're always concerned when guys are missing,” coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “I hope it's not anything that's going to drag on.”

The Hurricanes (51-22-6) clinched the Metropolitan Division title with their win against the Bruins. They also lead the Eastern Conference by two points over Buffalo, which posted a 5-0 victory over Columbus on Thursday night.

Jarvis tops Carolina with 32 goals, and Aho has a team-high 53 assists and 79 points. Svechnikov has 30 goals and 39 assists.

“Everyone's dealing with something, unfortunately,” Brind’Amour said. “I mean they could have played, I think, but we're at a point where (a) guy's not close to 100 (percent), there's really no reason to throw him in.”

Defenseman Charles Alexis Legault and forwards Skyler Brind’Amour, Bradly Nadeau and Josiah Slavin skated in the win one day after they were recalled from Carolina's American Hockey League affiliate.

Skyler Brind’Amour is the coach's son, and Slavin is the younger brother of Jaccob Slavin. Skyler Brind’Amour scored a goal in two games with the Hurricanes last April, and Josiah Slavin had an assist in 15 games with the Blackhawks during the 2021-22 season in his only previous NHL action.

“The system's pretty straight up, right? So anyone can squeeze right in,” said William Carrier, who had three assists in the victory. “And they play the same way down there, so they fit right in. It's like they played all season with us.”

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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Anderson (31) celebrates with teammate Sean Walker (26) after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks in an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour, right, uses a coaches challenge for goalie interference with referee Frederick L'ecuyer (17) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)