José Roberto Batochio (born 17 April 1944) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician.

[2] During his time as a lawyer, he has represented various clients from across the political spectrum, such as president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Paulo Maluf, Antonio Palocci, and Valdemar Costa Neto.

[4] Batochio was elected as a federal deputy for the state of São Paulo from 1998 to 2002, as part of the PDT.

[3] They came in a distant second place to Geraldo Alckmin of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).

[5] During the trial of Lula before the Supreme Federal Court on 23 March 2018, Batochio gave oral arguments to justices Gilmar Mendes and Dias Toffoli in defense of civil liberties and fundamental guarantees to citizens that were considered historic.