Venezuela\'s Guaido says he will return home to lead protests

Venezuela's Juan Guaido is heading home to lead protests against President Nicolas Maduro, amping up his efforts to push Maduro out of power.

He's also running the risk of arrest for violating a travel ban to leave the country last week.

In a Twitter broadcast on Sunday (March 3) Guaido said it would be a 'historic challenge' to return.

He's been locked in a power struggle for Venezuela with Maduro.

The United States and most Western countries recognize Guaido as the legitimate head of state.

Monday (March 4) and Tuesday (March 5) are supposed to be holidays to celebrate Carnival.

On Saturday (March 2) Guaido called on Venezuelans to march on the streets instead: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER, JUAN GUAIDO, SAYING: "Today we have little to celebrate and much to do.

So we will call protests on those days in Venezuela.

Always within the framework of our constitution.

Venezuelan public employees who keep us almost kidnapped in that bureaucracy, which can't continue to cooperate with a torture regime." Guaido's been on a tour through Latin America visiting national leaders after Maduro and troops loyal to him turned away U.S. aid for Venezuelans, an effort Guaido crossed into Colombia to coordinate.

In crossing the border, Guaido violated a travel ban on him set by the Supreme Court.

They slapped him with the ban after he invoked Venezuela's constitution in January to assume an interim presidency.

Maduro says Guaido is trying to instrument a U.S.-backed coup against him.