Rosa Petit

Venezuelan politician

Rosa Petit
Nationality	Venezuelan
Occupation	Politician
Political party	A New Era


Alternate Deputy for the National Assembly of Venezuela
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2016
Constituency	Amazonas

Rosa Verónica Petit De Castillo is a Venezuelan politician, currently an alternate deputy of the National Assembly for the Amazonas state.

Career

Petit was elected as alternate deputy for the National Assembly for the Amazonas state for the 2016-2021 period in the 2015 parliamentary elections, representing the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD). In 2019 Petit was included in a list presented by deputy Delsa Solórzano of 123 deputies, between main and alternate, who have been victims of "violations of their human rights, as well as threats, intimidation or illegal suspension of their mandate in the current legislative period.".^[1] On 12 August of the same year, she announced his decision to join the A New Era party along with other deputies and leaders.^[2] In 2022, she was among the representatives of Venezuelan organizations and indigenous peoples who signed a document condemning the killing of four Yanomami indigenous people on 20 March by the Armed Forces.^[3]

References

^ "El Parlamento de Venezuela denunció que el régimen de Maduro encarceló, torturó, amenazó o empujó al exilio a 123 diputados". infobae (in European Spanish). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ "Seis diputados y más de 500 dirigentes se suman a Un Nuevo Tiempo". Analitica. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ Barráez, Sebastiana. "Qué dice la investigación oficial sobre la batalla en la que los militares venezolanos mataron a cuatro indígenas Yanomamis". Infobae. Retrieved 2022-04-11.