Trump victory boosts conservatives in Latin America, wake-up call to dictators: 'there will be consequences'

In Latin America, leaders are reacting in different ways to Trump's victory. Right-wing governments are optimistic about the future policies while socialists fear measures that would affect their authoritarian projects

Armando Regil reports on Mexico and Latin America. You can follow Armando on Twitter @armando_regil

"The authoritarian axis or autocrats of the region: Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia who have an anti-American stance and whose foreign policies are closer to Russia, China and Iran will certainly think twice before they become more aggressive in the region," Joseph Humire, Executive Director of the Center for a Secure Free Society, told Fox News Digital.

"Those countries have often provoked and destabilized their neighbors, have created platforms for criminal apparatus to grow throughout Latin America (transnational crime and international terrorism) and pushed to align the region closer to China. They will think twice about continuing to do a lot of that, because it’s not going to be as effective. They are going to respect the United States position. The United States is going to project strength so adversaries and autocratic countries know that if they try to provoke conflicts or war, there will be consequences," he said.