This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Latin America and the Caribbean during the month of October.

Lead photo: Police ride past residents in a bulldozer they use to clear street barricades during a security operation against organized crime in the Mare Complex favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

This gallery was curated by Leslie Mazoch, AP Senior Photo Editor for Latin America and Caribbean based in Mexico City.