She was the first female federal deputy elected from the state of Mato Grosso, having served from 1995 to 2007.
After she completed her nursing courses at the Instituto Americano de Lins in 1974, and moved to Campo Grande that same year.
She began her political career after she married Bezerra, at that time a federal deputy with the MDB.
She returned to the position on 20 January 2004 after then-deputy Rogério Silva was removed.
She ran to become the vice-governor of Mato Grosso in 2014, with the ticket led by Lúdio Cabral, but they were defeated.