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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sep. 13, 2024 00:37 AM EDT

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...

Chile's leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law

Sep. 11, 2024 19:21 PM EDT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's left-wing president President Gabriel Boric on Wednesday promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad amnesty that has for years ruled out most investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship. ...