Four years later, he would go on to run for reelection against José Ivo Sartori, also of the PMDB.

Weeks after, in a tight race, Vargas won against Sartori, becoming the first mayor in Caxias do Sul's history to be reelected.

[1] Vargas became the minister of Agrarian Development, at the invite of president Dilma Rousseff, on 14 March 2012, substituting Afonso Florence.

[6] On 7 April 2015, the duties of the office were transferred to the vice president and the secretariat was disbanded.

[7] On 16 April 2015, soon after leaving the secretariat, he became the Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship.