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Walther Bottaro is a court-appointed forensic accountant, professor and researcher with two decades of experience serving foreign — above all European — companies operating in Brazil. From expert reports to the classroom to applied research, the same commitment: technical rigor and clarity.
Featured — 3rd edition · 2026
The Success of European Union Companies in Brazil
A census-based survival study of 25,159 Brazilian companies with EU shareholders — 11,583 still active, a 46% success rate measured country by country, sector by sector and state by state, in the context of the EU–Mercosur Agreement. Read online in English, with dedicated country studies in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Dutch, plus an interactive atlas.
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