Latin America and Caribbean week in pictures
Supporters of former President Cristina Fernandez gather outside her residence after Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld a six-year prison sentence over her corruption conviction, in Buenos Aires, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
June 6-12, 2025
Argentina’s highest court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a ruling that permanently banned her from public office over the corruption conviction that found she had directed state contracts to a friend while she was the first lady and president.
Miguel Uribe, a conservative Colombian presidential hopeful, was in critical condition after being shot in the head from close range during a campaign rally.
Former President Cristina Fernandez sweeps her bangs back as she addresses supporters who gathered outside her residence after Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld a six-year prison sentence over her corruption conviction, in Buenos Aires, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Former President Cristina Fernandez sweeps her bangs back as she addresses supporters who gathered outside her residence after Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld a six-year prison sentence over her corruption conviction, in Buenos Aires, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The body of Jose Carabali Galeano is covered in a red drape in his living room after a bomb exploded in Guachinte, Cauca Valley, Colombia, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
The body of Jose Carabali Galeano is covered in a red drape in his living room after a bomb exploded in Guachinte, Cauca Valley, Colombia, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Maria Claudia Tarazona, center, the wife of Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, embraces individuals at the hospital where he is being treated after being shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Maria Claudia Tarazona, center, the wife of Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, embraces individuals at the hospital where he is being treated after being shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Patricio Roblez, holding a sign with a message that reads in Spanish that he is homeless, begs for alms as anti-government demonstrators pose for a group selfie, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Patricio Roblez, holding a sign with a message that reads in Spanish that he is homeless, begs for alms as anti-government demonstrators pose for a group selfie, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Brad Pitt is showered with confetti while attending an event promoting his latest film, “F1 The Movie”, in Mexico City, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Brad Pitt is showered with confetti while attending an event promoting his latest film, “F1 The Movie”, in Mexico City, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
People hold hands along Sao Conrado beach for a symbolic group hug with the sea on World Oceans Day, in Rio de Janeiro, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
People hold hands along Sao Conrado beach for a symbolic group hug with the sea on World Oceans Day, in Rio de Janeiro, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A man, wearing a beret with a Cuban flag and an image of Ernesto “Che” Guevara, attends a rally in support of President Gustavo Petro’s intention to call a referendum on labor reform, in Cali, Colombia, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
A man, wearing a beret with a Cuban flag and an image of Ernesto “Che” Guevara, attends a rally in support of President Gustavo Petro’s intention to call a referendum on labor reform, in Cali, Colombia, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
A Colombian accused of involvement in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise testifies in court, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
A Colombian accused of involvement in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise testifies in court, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Venezuela’s Salomon Rondon celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against Bolivia during a World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match in Maturin, Venezuela, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela’s Salomon Rondon celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against Bolivia during a World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match in Maturin, Venezuela, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
People created a human chain along a Rio de Janeiro beach shore as part of a symbolic group hug with the sea to mark World Oceans Day.
Brad Pitt donning a buzzcut arrives at a red carpet premiere in Mexico City to promote his latest film, “F1: The Movie”.
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 Anita Baca, based in Mexico City.
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