 Juan Barreto belongs to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).Juan Barreto entered the political scene with his election to the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies in the November 1998 elections.On July 30, 2000, Barreto was elected to the newly created National Assembly (the legislative body that replaced the Chamber of Deputies), receiving 276,952 votes, or 53.98% of the total votes, and represented the Venezuelan Capital District.