Sep. 13, 2024 00:37 AM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Latin America And Caribbean

By The Associated Press
Juan Carlos Chavez stands near a picture of his father Ismael Chavez who went missing during the Pinochet dictatorship, during a ceremony in Villa Baviera formerly known as Colonia Dignidad that was used as a torture center, to mark the anniversary of the coup against Salvador Allende's government in 1973, near Parral, Chile, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) Esteban Felix, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Juan Carlos Chavez stands near a picture of his father Ismael Chavez who went missing during the Pinochet dictatorship, during a ceremony in Villa Baviera formerly known as Colonia Dignidad that was used as a torture center, to mark the anniversary of the coup against Salvador Allende's government in 1973, near Parral, Chile, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Keiko Fujimori, right, and her brother Kenji stand by as pallbearers carry the coffin of their father, former President Alberto Fujimori, out of Keiko's home the day after he died in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Colombia fans cheer from the stands prior to a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Argentina at the Metropolitano Roberto Melendez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
The Pinheiros River is green in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. The state's environmental authority attributes the river's new green hue to an algae bloom, the result of a severe drought that has significantly lowered water levels. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
The border collie named Floki high-fives his coach Gustavo Rodrigues as they prepare to play footvolley, a combination of soccer and volleyball, on Leblon beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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Sept. 6-12, 2024

Protesters in Mexico City storm the Senate building over a contentious judicial overhaul championed by Mexico's outgoing president. Sao Paulo's Pinheiros River took on a new green hue which, according to the state's environmental authority, was due to algae bloom from drought and low water levels. A border collie plays footvolley on a beach in Rio de Janeiro. Chileans commemorate the 51st anniversary of the coup that brought down President Salvador Allende's government and ushered in Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The selection was curated by AP photo editor Jon Orbach, based in Mexico City.

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