Bolivian opposition group Podemos Friday rejected the "interference" of President Hugo Chávez in Bolivia's domestic affairs, as over the last days, the Venezuelan ruler has repeatedly claimed that a coup d'etat is in progress in Bolivia.

Podemos even warned that "if the (Bolivian) Government does not take any action regarding relations with Venezuela," they are to call Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca to appear before the Peruvian Senate.

Oscar Ortiz, a senator for Podemos, told AP that "Bolivia is not a colony of anyone," adding that it was unacceptable that Chávez threatens to intervene in Bolivia if, according to him, any revolt takes places.

"What President Chávez did is much more serious. What we are witnessing is that he has talked twice of intervening in Bolivia," he said, in reference to the fact that Chávez claimed he "would not fold his arms" before any uprising in Bolivia.

"There are democratic institutions" and international mechanisms to face such a situation. "He (Chávez) does not have to interfere; we are a sovereign republic," said the leader of Podemos, the party that holds 13 of the 27 seats in the Bolivian Senate.