Mike Pence will announce sanctions against the Chavez court and "incentives" for the Venezuelan army to turn its back on Nicolás Maduro

US Vice President Mike Pence to propose news on Tuesday Venezuelan army encouraged to turn its back on President Nicolás MaduroIn response to an uprising that failed last week, a senior government official told Reuters.

In a speech to the US company at the State Department, scheduled at 19:25 GMT, Pence will also warn that The United States will soon sanction 25 judges of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuelasaid Monday the manager who requested anonymity.

Pence too orwill help refugees who have fled the countrys, and a package of economic aid that will depend on a political transitionsaid the manager.

Pence's speech will expose the initial strategy of US President Donald Trump's government after the mbadive street protests led by Juan Guaidó, the opposition leader backed by the United States and most western nations.

Guaidó described the protests as the beginning of his "last phase" to rid Maduro of power, but there were no mbadive military defections. The president of the National Assembly also invoked the constitution in January to declare himself president of the country, saying that the re-election of Maduro in 2018 was illegitimate.

Maduro, who claimed that Guaidó is a puppet from Washington, sought to show that the army was at his side, but opposition leaders and US authorities claim that this support is weak.

Pence will offer new "incentives" to the Venezuelan army, said the official to Reuters, who declined to provide details on the proposals before the speech. "It will show where are the opportunities if people do the right thing in the future," he said.

Pence will also give guidance on new aid for Venezuelans who have fled the oil country, which has been affected by the shortage of food, water, electricity and medicines, as well as an economic badistance plan to from the "first day" after the departure of Maduro, added the manager.

The Vice President will also give a warning to the judges of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela. The Treasury Department sanctioned in 2017 the president of the court, Maikel Moreno, and the seven main members of his constitutional chamber, and is now preparing sanctions against the remaining 25 members, said the official.
"We think it's at this level that the pressure should be applied," said the manager. "The 32 judges of the TSJ will sink or swim together," he added.

With Reuters information