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FILE - An effigy of President Donald Trump goes up in flames during an International Workers' Day march marking May Day in Panama City, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - An effigy of President Donald Trump goes up in flames during an International Workers' Day march marking May Day in Panama City, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - Fans pack the shores of Copacabana Beach to watch a free concert by Colombian superstar Shakira, in Rio de Janeiro, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)
FILE - Fans pack the shores of Copacabana Beach to watch a free concert by Colombian superstar Shakira, in Rio de Janeiro, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)
FILE - Police shield themselves from teachers throwing tomatoes at them near the government palace where they have gathered for a protest demanding a pay raise in La Paz, Bolivia, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
FILE - Police shield themselves from teachers throwing tomatoes at them near the government palace where they have gathered for a protest demanding a pay raise in La Paz, Bolivia, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
FILE - Players of Originarios, a new soccer team in Rio's fifth division made up exclusively of Indigenous players, ride a bus to practice in Marica, Brazil, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)
FILE - Players of Originarios, a new soccer team in Rio's fifth division made up exclusively of Indigenous players, ride a bus to practice in Marica, Brazil, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)
FILE - A participant takes part in a reenactment of the Mexican military's victory over French forces in the 1862 Battle of Puebla during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico City, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
FILE - A participant takes part in a reenactment of the Mexican military's victory over French forces in the 1862 Battle of Puebla during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico City, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
FILE - Police assemble ahead for nighttime curfew patrols as part of a government crackdown on crime in Quito, Ecuador, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
FILE - Police assemble ahead for nighttime curfew patrols as part of a government crackdown on crime in Quito, Ecuador, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
FILE - People wearing traditional pollera conga dress take part in a maritime parade as part of the the 7th Pollera Congo Festival, in Portobelo, Panama, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - People wearing traditional pollera conga dress take part in a maritime parade as part of the the 7th Pollera Congo Festival, in Portobelo, Panama, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - A vendor sits in the passenger seat of an American classic car, its back seat filled to the brim with bananas, while waiting for customers at a produce fair in Alamar, Havana province, Cuba, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - A vendor sits in the passenger seat of an American classic car, its back seat filled to the brim with bananas, while waiting for customers at a produce fair in Alamar, Havana province, Cuba, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - Police detain a demonstrator during the May Day protest in Santiago, Chile, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo, File)
FILE - Police detain a demonstrator during the May Day protest in Santiago, Chile, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo, File)
FILE - Workers cook Angus beef racks of ribs over a wood fire at the Creole Rib Festival in Uribelarrea, Argentina, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
FILE - Workers cook Angus beef racks of ribs over a wood fire at the Creole Rib Festival in Uribelarrea, Argentina, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
FILE - A man wearing a Donald Trump mask takes part in a rally of supporters for presidential candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga in Lima, Peru, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
FILE - A man wearing a Donald Trump mask takes part in a rally of supporters for presidential candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga in Lima, Peru, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
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12:33 AM on Friday, May 8

By The Associated Press

May 1-7, 2026

People across Latin America and the Caribbean marked May Day with marches and protests, including demonstrations against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. In Brazil, Shakira drew 2 million fans to a free concert on Copacabana Beach, while Bolivian teachers protesting for higher wages threw tomatoes at riot police near the government palace in La Paz.

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This gallery was curated by photojournalist Andre Penner based in Sao Paulo.

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