If all else fails, the solution is to open a wine boutique.

Realle Palazzo-Martini, from Goiás247_ While awaiting his trial by the National Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office (CNMP), former senator Demóstenes Torres is already planning for the future, should he be prevented from continuing his duties in the public prosecutor's office. He has confided to close friends that, if everything goes wrong, he plans to open a wine boutique in Goiânia. And with an unusual profile: the best labels in the world for up to R$ 80. A profound connoisseur of the great stars of the wine market, the prosecutor has the expertise to do very well in the business.

Demosthenes's fondness for famous and expensive wines was confined to his personal circle until Operation Monte Carlo broke out, resulting in his expulsion from office. In a wiretap by the Federal Police in August 2011, the then-Democratic senator instructs Gleyb Ferreira da Cruz, one of the members of Carlinhos Cachoeira's group, to buy a batch of five bottles of the legendary 1947 Cheval Blanc at a wine shop in Las Vegas (USA): "Go for it. For many, it's the best wine in the world, of all time," Demosthenes insisted on the phone. And he concluded: "Give us our friend's card, then we'll see." The escapade cost Cachoeira close to $14.

In his glory days, Demosthenes was a regular at the wine cellar of federal deputy Paulo Maluf (the world's greatest collector of the incomparable Romanée-Conti). Maluf once told Demosthenes that, from his estate, the most difficult to value would be his collection of rarities, which, according to the congressman, would be worth close to R$ 20 million.

The downfall of the former senator, however, did not dampen his desire for showy and expensive specimens. Today, he frequents famous restaurants in Brazil and Europe to sample some of the most coveted wines. At one of these lavish gatherings, he was spotted at Gero, one of the most fashionable restaurants in Rio de Janeiro. He spent New Year's Eve in Paris, away from the spotlight and close to the big stars of Bordeaux and Burgundy.

The former senator's idea of ​​opening a wine cellar in Goiânia as a professional alternative began to crumble after the National Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office (CNMP) took over a case that was being processed in the Public Prosecutor's Office of Goiás. In the last session in which it dealt with the case, on January 31, the council extended Demóstenes's suspension for another 60 days. In the final judgment, which has not yet been definitively scheduled, it is considered certain that the CNMP will apply the maximum penalty it can: retirement.

The agency may also, if it considers that there is consistent evidence in the records of Operation Monte Carlo, recommend that the Public Prosecutor's Office of Goiás file a public civil action or a criminal action against the former senator. In that case, with a final and unappealable judgment after all possible and imaginable appeals, Demóstenes would be dismissed dishonorably. He could even lose his pension, although this should raise a constitutional debate.

Then, in that scenario, Goiânia would gain a beautiful wine cellar with affordable prices.