From 1991 to 1992, he was special assistant of the
Ministry of Education and Culture. After that, he was Secretary of Industrial Politics of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism between 1992 and 1993. During
Mário Covas administration in
São Paulo, he became State Secretary of Energy and president of
São Paulo Energetic Company. Matarazzo was Secretary of Industrial Politics during the government of
Itamar Franco, Secretary of Communication of Government of the Presidency of the Republic (1999–2001) and Brazilian Ambassador to Italy (2001–2003) in the government of
Fernando Henrique Cardoso. After FHC presidency, Matarazzo was Sub-Mayor of the Subprefecture of the
São Paulo district of
Sé, Municipal Secretary of Coordination of Subprefectures, during the administration of Mayors
José Serra and
Gilberto Kassab, and State Secretary of Culture of Governors
Alberto Goldman and
Geraldo Alckmin. In the
2012 election, Matarazzo was the second most voted City Councillor in Brazil with 117,617. He left PSDB on 18 March 2016, two days before the party primaries to elect the candidate for Mayor of São Paulo in 2016. On 30 March 2016, Matarazzo joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD), as pre-candidate for Mayor. After the party convention in July, Matarazzo was confirmed as candidate for Vice Mayor with
Marta Suplicy. Matarazzo was a candidate for Mayor of São Paulo in the
2020 election. In August 2022, Matarazzo announced his candidacy for the
Italian Senate, representing the South American
ovearsea constituency, running as a member of the
Italian Socialist Party. ==References==