Julia Zanatta

Julia Pedroso Zanatta was born in Criciúma/SC on March 20, 1985. She holds degrees in Journalism from the University of Southern Santa Catarina (Unisul, 2004-2008) and in Law from Faculdade Cesusc (2013-2018), both in Florianópolis. Before entering public life, she worked for 12 years as a political communications advisor in Santa Catarina.

Political career

Zanatta joined the Liberal Party (PL) in 2020 and, in the same year, ran for Mayor of Criciúma, finishing in third place with 6,953 votes (7.03%). Until March 2022, she held the position of regional coordinator for the south of Embratur. In 2022, she was elected federal deputy for Santa Catarina, with 111,588 votes, being the sixth most voted in the state.

Performance in the National Congress

Júlia Zanatta is the vice-leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives. She is a member of the Constitution and Justice and Citizenship Committee (CCJC), the Women's Rights Defense Committee (CMulher), the Agriculture, Livestock, Supply and Rural Development Committee (CAPADR), and the Communications Committee (CCOM). In her first six months in office, she had her first bill approved, PL 737/2023, which guarantees the right to a companion during medical examinations, consultations, and procedures. Her main causes include the right to civilian armament and self-defense, the defense of private property, the protection of life from conception, freedom of expression, tax reduction, the strengthening of agribusiness, and opposition to ideological indoctrination in schools.