Bolsonaro’s sentence and more top photos this week from Latin America and the Caribbean
Detractors of former President Jair Bolsonaro hold up glasses of champagne, celebrating his sentence for leading a coup attempt, outside the federal police headquarters, where he is under arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Nov. 21-27, 2025
Detractors of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro raised glasses of champagne to celebrate his sentence outside the federal police headquarters in Brasilia, where he’s under arrest.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro joined in on a government-organized, civic-military rally in Caracas.
People in Uruguay sunbathed by the seaside in Montevideo.
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This gallery was curated by photographer Fernando Vergara, based in Bogotá, Colombia.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a government-organized civic-military rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)People sunbathe at the seaside in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)A Flamengo soccer fan sits injured in the head during clashes with police as the team arrives at the airport before flying to Peru for the Copa Libertadores final, in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar attends a ceremony honoring Argentine national hero Gen. Jose de San Martin, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Mirana, a drag artist, smiles during the annual Rio Pride parade along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)Police officers drive a bulldozer during a government-led operation to tear out barricades set up by drug trafficking gangs, at Cidade de Deus favela in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)Players Argentina’s Lanus celebrate defeating Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro in a penalty shootout during the Copa Sudamericana final soccer match in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)Vilma Pérez cries next to the coffin of her daughter Maria Florinda Ríos Perez, who was killed in Indiana, at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)A firefighter sprays water at people during a Christmas parade in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)A man gets a haircut at a barbershop under the Fuerzas Armadas bridge in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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