AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean

The Associated Press

April 19, 2019 at 11:34 AM

In this April 17, 2019 photo, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro puts his hand over his heart as Army Commander Edson Leal Pujol salutes during the playing of the national anthem during a ceremony marking Army Day, in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil's Army Day is officially on Friday, April 19. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

In this April 16, 2019 photo, boys swing burners with incense purifying the path of the Holy Tuesday procession known as "La Reseña," in downtown Guatemala City. The Holy Week procession, dating back centuries, parades the La Merced church statues of Jesus of Nazareth and Our Lady of Sorrows as worshippers throw bouquets of flowers onto the platforms. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

In this April 14, 2019 photo, people walk around an art installation during the inauguration of the exhibition "Behind the Wall," at the 13th Havana Biennial, in Havana, Cuba. American and international artists have flocked to Havana's Bienal, an art show designed to showcase new works and foster an appreciation of art among the public, while giving new artists a venue to display their work. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this April 14, 2019 photo, Venezuelans cross illegally into Colombia near the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, top, which is partially closed by Venezuelan authorities who are only permitting students, seniors and the sick to cross, seen from La Parada near Cucuta, Colombia. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is making the economic and political crisis in Venezuela a central theme of his four-day Latin America tour. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

In this April 16, 2019 photo, people wait to be given empty water containers and water purification pills during the first aid shipment from the Red Cross in Caracas, Venezuela. In late March, the Red Cross federation announced it would soon begin delivering assistance to an estimated 650,000 people and vowed that it would not accept interference from either side of the polarized country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

In this April 17, 2019 photo, a supporter of former Peruvian President Alan Garcia grieves after learning that the former leader died from a self-inflicted gun shot, outside the hospital where he was taken after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru. Peru's current President Martinez Vizcarra said Garcia, the 69-year-old former head of state died after undergoing emergency surgery. Garcia shot himself in the head early Wednesday as police came to detain him in connection with a corruption probe. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

In this April 15, 2019 photo, Peru's former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski returns to a court hearing to determine his release, in Lima, Peru. A judge in Peru ordered last week the detention for 10 days of the former leader as part of a money laundering probe into his consulting work for the company at the heart of Latin America's biggest graft scandal. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

In this April 16, 2019 photo, a man is detained by police blocking protesters from advancing closer to the presidential palace in Quito, Ecuador. Protesters were demonstrating against the policies of President Lenin Moreno's government, including the recent firing of state workers, the taking of an IMF loan and the removal of Julian Assange's asylum status. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

In this April 14, 2019 photo, Presidential candidate Laurentino Cortizo, center, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Arraijan, Panama. Panama will hold general elections on May 5. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

In this April 16, 2019 photo, Edwin Moore, a veteran of the U.S. Bay of Pigs invasion, sings during an event commemorating the 58th anniversary of Fidel Castro's declaration that his revolution in the 1950s was a socialist one, in Havana, Cuba. Reaction to news that the Trump administration plans to tighten sanctions against Cuba prompted worry, defiance and warnings on Tuesday, with Bay of Pigs veterans dismissing U.S. pressure. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this April 14, 2019 photo, a competitor in a vehicle that looks like a pig steers through an obstacle course during the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

In this April 2, 2019 photo, young ballet students stand in first position in a dance studio at a public school in the Chorrillos neighborhood, a poor part of Lima, Peru. A former National Ballet of Peru dancer is bringing classical ballet dancing to children from impoverished communities where leotards and shiny pink pointe shoes are seldom if ever seen. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

In this April 11, 2019 photo, Victor Santos of Brazil's Flamengo celebrates after scoring a goal during a Copa Libertadores soccer match with Bolivia's San Jose in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

In this April 14, 2019 photo, Cruz Azul's coach Miguel Faria reacts after his team failed to score against America during a Mexico Soccer League match in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)

This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean that were published in the past week.

A former president of Peru, Alan Garcia, killed himself as he was about to be arrested in a corruption case tied to the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, while ex-Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was hospitalized as he faces a similar investigation.

Roman Catholics participated in Holy Week observances across Latin America at the approach of Easter Sunday.

On the Colombia-Venezuela border, Venezuelans crossed illegally into the neighboring nation near the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, where Venezuela's government is allowing only students, seniors and the sick to cross. People in Venezuela's capital saw the first delivery of humanitarian aid brought in by the International Red Cross.

Young students from poor communities received instruction in the intricacies of classical ballet in Chorrillos, a poor neighborhood of Peru's capital.

Police and demonstrators clashed near Ecuador's presidential palace during a protest against the policies of President Lenin Moreno's government. Panamanians prepared to hold general elections May 5.

In Cuba, international artists showcased new works at the Havana Biennial, which is meant to foster art appreciation among the public.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stood at attention in the rain during a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro marking Army Day. In Sao Paulo, teams competed in the Red Bull Soapbox Race.

In soccer, Victor Santos of Brazil's Flamengo celebrated after scoring in a Copa Libertadores match, while coach Miguel Faria of Mexico's Cruz Azul gestured his anguish at his team failing to score in a Mexican soccer league game.

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Gallery edited by photographer Dieu Nalio Chery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Follow him on Twitter at @CheryHaiti

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