Rosana Martinelli

Rosana Tereza Martinelli (born September 12, 1966) is a Brazilian politician and businesswoman. She has represented Mato Grosso in the Federal Senate since 2024, after the incumbent Wellington Fagundes took a leave of absence for shoulder surgery. Previously she was mayor of Sinop, Mato Grosso from 2017 to 2020 and as Vice-Mayor of the same municipality from 2013 to 2016. She is a member of the Liberal Party (PL).

Early life
Martinelli was born in Palotina, Paraná on September 12, 1966.

Her family moved to Sinop, Mato Grosso with other settlers from Santa Catarina, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul. The city, founded in 1974, was named after the abbreviation of the founding company Sociedade Imobiliária Noroeste do Paraná (SINoP) and not the city in Turkey. It became a municipality in 1979.

Municipal career
Martinelli was elected Vice-Mayor of Sinop as a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party on a ticket with incumbent Juarez Costa in 2012. She had served as local secretary of Industry and Commerce in Costa's first term.

Martinelli was elected Mayor of Sinop in 2016 as a member of the Party of the Republic.

Senate
Martinelli did not run for reelection in 2020 and was elected as the second substitute for Wellington Fagundes along with Mauro Carvalho Junior.

Upon her inauguration as substitute she stated "“I reaffirm my commitment to defending life and the family, which is our fundamental pillar. And also the defense of property. I am radical against trespassing. I believe it is essential to guarantee freedom and economic development.”

Criminal investigation
Martinelli had his passport suspended and his accounts blocked by the STF minister, Alexandre de Moraes. She is being investigated in the investigation into the undemocratic acts of January 8th.

Martinelli maintains that she did not participate in the attacks and was not in Brasília on that date.

She said in a statement that she did not agree with any type of vandalism of public buildings, but  highlighted that she was in favor of the right to freedom of expression. Rosana Martinelli argued that it is necessary to investigate and punish people who acted in bad faith, but there cannot be generalization.