Bolivian opposition refuses to dialogue with the government to withdraw the country of the socio-political crisis. This decision followed the arrest of the military department of Pando Governor Leopoldo Fernandez, whom authorities blamed for bloody clashes in the region.
So far, 30 people officially reported dead and more than 100 unaccounted for. The Government called the incident "the largest massacre in the history of Bolivian democracy. The country was declared a national mourning, and in the department of Pando operates martial law.
According to the opposition, the arrest of Leopoldo Fernandez is "a gap of negotiations." "Negotiations started simultaneously with the imposition of martial law and end the arrest," - told reporters the Governor of the department of Tarija, Mario Cossio, representing the rebel regions in meetings with the government.
"Dialogue is on the verge of death" - he said, adding that the Bolivian authorities to miss the last opportunity to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict news agency.
Developments in the department of Pando were the culmination of unrest sweeping in recent days, many parts of Bolivia, where opposition groups to seize state, TV channels, cover transport and highways satisfied sabotage on the pipelines.
Opponents of the Government did not agree with the presidential draft a new constitution, which in their view, does not take into account the desire for autonomy for at least four of the nine departments. In addition, residents of "rebel" regions require them to return the share of gas rents seized from them by central government to pay benefits for old age.
