Mediation In
Paraná, Brazil

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For businesses and individuals in Paraná, The Olive Branch offers professional mediation services that combine global expertise with local understanding, addressing Property and real estate disputes in urban centres, Family and matrimonial disputes in Curitiba, Commercial disputes in state capital, Agricultural disputes in rural areas, Consumer protection matters. We help resolve commercial, family, and workplace disputes in ways that preserve relationships and achieve lasting resolutions.

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Accredited to International Standards

The Olive Branch Company operates under the highest regulatory frameworks in dispute resolution. We are fully accredited by the Civil Mediation Council (CMC) and hold membership with the International Mediation Institute (IMI), ensuring world-class standards of practice, ethics, and neutrality in every mediation we conduct.

Commercial Mediation with Clarity & Purpose

At The Olive Branch, we specialise in resolving complex conflicts with dignity, fairness, and real world results. Whether it's a commercial contract dispute, a leadership breakdown, or a cross cultural misunderstanding, we create a safe, neutral space where difficult conversations can move forward.

Tailored Expertise, Scaled for Your Dispute

No two disputes are identical, and highly technical conflicts demand specific, localised expertise. At The Olive Branch Company, we combine the personal accountability, agility, and dedicated focus of a boutique practice with the technical reach of a major institution.

While our mediations are led by our core panel, we operate through a leading, trusted network of specialists globally. Where a dispute hinges on highly technical, sector specific legal or structural nuances, such as complex construction parameters, intellectual property boundaries, or intricate corporate M&A frameworks, we engage with vetted industry experts to ensure the most appropriate resolution.

You get the rigorous, emotionally intelligent dispute management we are known for, perfectly paired with the exact sector expertise your case requires.

Industry Informed Resolution

Conflict in critical environments requires more than just legal theory, it requires real world battle scars and judicial precision. Our approach is anchored by over 30 years of global commercial leadership combined with a decade of judicial experience. This dual perspective allows us to cut through emotional noise, analyse risk with absolute clarity, and help you engineer strategic, final resolutions that protect both your financial position and your reputation.

Rather than simply managing the mechanics of a meeting, we provide the context required to reach a result that is both fair and workable within your specific circumstances.

The Olive Branch in Paraná

The Olive Branch provides professional mediation services throughout Paraná. Our experienced mediators work remotely to help you resolve disputes efficiently and effectively.

Our services operate within Brazil's legal framework: Mediation in Brazil follows the Mediation Law (Lei 13.140/2015), which came into force in early 2016. The Law sets out two types of mediation: judicial (court based) and extra-judicial (out-of-court)....

Whether you're dealing with commercial conflicts, family matters, or workplace disputes, we offer a neutral, confidential space where all parties can speak freely and work toward mutually beneficial solutions. Our approach is grounded in real-world experience and a deep understanding of the challenges businesses and individuals face in Paraná.

We understand that every dispute is unique. That's why we tailor our mediation process to your specific circumstances in Paraná, ensuring that the resolution you reach is practical, lasting, and fair to everyone involved.

Quick Facts: Brazil

Legal Framework: Mediation in Brazil follows the Mediation Law (Lei 13.140/2015), which came into force in early 2016. The Law sets out two types of mediation: judicial (court based) and extra-judicial (out-of-court)....
Cultural Approach: Brazilian culture values group orientation, family identity, overall harmony, and saving face in dealing with problems. The Brazilian legal system originates from the Romano-Germanic civil law traditi...
Typical Costs: Mediation costs in Brazil vary by institution and case complexity. Court-annexed mediation costs are typically borne by the parties as fixed by tribunals. Private mediation through institutions like C...

Cities in Paraná

Abatiá Adrianópolis Agudos do Sul Almirante Tamandaré Altamira do Paraná Altãnia Alto Paraíso Alto Paraná Alto Piquiri Altônia Alvorada do Sul Amaporã Ampére Anahy Andirá Ângulo Antonina Antônio Olinto Apucarana Arapongas Arapoti Arapuã Araruna Araucária Ariranha do Ivaí Assaí Assis Chateaubriand Astorga Atalaia Balsa Nova Bandeirantes Barbosa Ferraz Barra do Jacaré Barracão Bela Vista da Caroba Bela Vista do Paraíso Bituruna Boa Esperança Boa Esperança do Iguaçu Boa Ventura de São Roque Boa Vista da Aparecida Bocaiúva do Sul Bom Jesus do Sul Bom Sucesso Bom Sucesso do Sul Borrazópolis Braganey Brasilândia do Sul Cafeara Cafelândia Cafezal do Sul Califórnia Cambará Cambé Cambira Campina da Lagoa Campina do Simão Campina Grande do Sul Campo Bonito Campo do Tenente Campo Largo Campo Magro Campo Mourão Cândido de Abreu Candói Cantagalo Capanema Capitão Leônidas Marques Carambeí Carlópolis Cascavel Castro Catanduvas Centenário do Sul Cerro Azul Céu Azul Chopinzinho Cianorte Cidade Gaúcha Clevelândia Colombo Colorado Congonhinhas Conselheiro Mairinck Contenda Corbélia Cornélio Procópio Coronel Domingos Soares Coronel Vivida Corumbataí do Sul Cruz Machado Cruzeiro do Iguaçu Cruzeiro do Oeste Cruzeiro do Sul Cruzmaltina Curitiba Curiúva Diamante d'Oeste Diamante do Norte Diamante do Sul Dois Vizinhos Douradina Doutor Camargo Doutor Ulysses Enéas Marques Engenheiro Beltrão Entre Rios do Oeste Esperança Nova Espigão Alto do Iguaçu Farol Faxinal Fazenda Rio Grande Fênix Fernandes Pinheiro Figueira Flor da Serra do Sul Floraí Floresta Florestópolis Flórida Formosa do Oeste Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Jordão Francisco Alves Francisco Beltrão General Carneiro Godoy Moreira Goioerê Goioxim Grandes Rios Guaíra Guairaçá Guamiranga Guapirama Guaporema Guaraci Guaraniaçu Guarapuava Guaraqueçaba Guaratuba Honório Serpa Ibaiti Ibema Ibiporã Icaraíma Iguaraçu Iguatu Imbaú Imbituva Inácio Martins Inajá Indianópolis Ipiranga Iporã Iracema do Oeste Irati Iretama Itaguajé Itaipulândia Itambaracá Itambé Itapejara d'Oeste Itaperuçu Itaúna do Sul Ivaí Ivaiporã Ivaté Ivatuba Jaboti Jacarezinho Jaguapitã Jaguariaíva Jandaia do Sul Janiópolis Japira Japurá Jardim Alegre Jardim Olinda Jataizinho Jesuítas Joaquim Távora Jundiaí do Sul Juranda Jussara Kaloré Lapa Laranjal Laranjeiras do Sul Leópolis Lidianópolis Lindoeste Loanda Lobato Londrina Luiziana Lunardelli Lupionópolis Mallet Mamborê Mandaguaçu Mandaguari Mandirituba Manfrinópolis Mangueirinha Manoel Ribas Marechal Cândido Rondon Maria Helena Marialva Marilândia do Sul Marilena Mariluz Maringá Mariópolis Maripá Marmeleiro Marquinho Marumbi Matelândia Matinhos Mato Rico Mauá da Serra Medianeira Mercedes Mirador Miraselva Missal Moreira Sales Morretes Munhoz de Melo Nossa Senhora das Graças Nova Aliança do Ivaí Nova América da Colina Nova Aurora Nova Cantu Nova Esperança Nova Esperança do Sudoeste Nova Fátima Nova Laranjeiras Nova Londrina Nova Olímpia Nova Prata do Iguaçu Nova Santa Bárbara Nova Santa Rosa Nova Tebas Novo Itacolomi Ortigueira Ourizona Ouro Verde do Oeste Paiçandu Palmas Palmeira Palmital Palotina Paraíso do Norte Paranacity Paranaguá Paranapoema Paranavaí Pato Bragado Pato Branco Paula Freitas Paulo Frontin Peabiru Perobal Pérola Pérola d'Oeste Piên Pinhais Pinhal de São Bento Pinhalão Pinhão Piraí do Sul Piraquara Pitanga Pitangueiras Planaltina do Paraná Planalto Ponta Grossa Pontal do Paraná Porecatu Porto Amazonas Porto Barreiro Porto Rico Porto Vitória Prado Ferreira Pranchita Presidente Castelo Branco Primeiro de Maio Prudentópolis Quarto Centenário Quatiguá Quatro Barras Quatro Pontes Quedas do Iguaçu Querência do Norte Quinta do Sol Quitandinha Ramilândia Rancho Alegre Rancho Alegre d'Oeste Realeza Rebouças Renascença Reserva Reserva do Iguaçu Ribeirão Claro Ribeirão do Pinhal Rio Azul Rio Bom Rio Bonito do Iguaçu Rio Branco do Ivaí Rio Branco do Sul Rio Negro Rolândia Roncador Rondon Rosário do Ivaí Sabáudia Salgado Filho Salto do Itararé Salto do Lontra Santa Amélia Santa Cecília do Pavão Santa Cruz de Monte Castelo Santa Fé Santa Helena Santa Inês Santa Isabel do Ivaí Santa Izabel do Oeste Santa Lúcia Santa Maria do Oeste Santa Mariana Santa Mônica Santa Tereza do Oeste Santa Terezinha de Itaipu Santana do Itararé Santo Antônio da Platina Santo Antônio do Caiuá Santo Antônio do Paraíso Santo Antônio do Sudoeste Santo Inácio São Carlos do Ivaí São Jerônimo da Serra São João São João do Caiuá São João do Ivaí São João do Triunfo São Jorge d'Oeste São Jorge do Ivaí São Jorge do Patrocínio São José da Boa Vista São José das Palmeiras São José dos Pinhais São Manoel do Paraná São Mateus do Sul São Miguel do Iguaçu São Pedro do Iguaçu São Pedro do Ivaí São Pedro do Paraná São Sebastião da Amoreira São Tomé Sapopema Sarandi Saudade do Iguaçu Sengés Serranópolis do Iguaçu Sertaneja Sertanópolis Siqueira Campos Sulina Tamarana Tamboara Tapejara Tapira Teixeira Soares Telêmaco Borba Terra Boa Terra Rica Terra Roxa Tibagi Tijucas do Sul Toledo Tomazina Três Barras do Paraná Tunas do Paraná Tuneiras do Oeste Tupãssi Turvo Ubiratã Umuarama União da Vitória Uniflor Uraí Ventania Vera Cruz do Oeste Verê Virmond Vitorino Wenceslau Braz Xambrê

State Mediation Research

State Laws

Paraná operates under the national Mediation Law (Lei 13.140/2015) and the CNJ (National Justice Council) Resolution 125/2010. The Paraná State Court implements these frameworks at state level. The new Brazilian Civil Procedure Code requires mandatory mediation attempts before litigation.

Licensing Requirements

Mediators are accredited through the Paraná State Court mediation centre system. The CNJ maintains a national register of qualified mediators. Mediators must be trained and registered with the State Court mediation programmeme.

Local Court Systems

Paraná has the Paraná State Court (Tribunal de Justiça do Paraná) at the apex in Curitiba, followed by comarcas and subordinate courts. Each level has dedicated mediation facilities. The State Court coordinates mediation activities across all court levels.

Fee Structures

Mediator fees follow state court regulations providing a structured fee schedule based on the nature and value of disputes. Court-annexed mediation may have different fee structures compared to private mediation. The fee structure is designed to make mediation accessible.

Bar Association Rules

The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) Paraná section regulates the legal profession including mediator accreditation. Lawyers acting as mediators must comply with professional conduct rules. The State Court works with OAB to promote mediation awareness.

Regional Dispute Patterns

Property and real estate disputes in urban centres, Family and matrimonial disputes in Curitiba, Commercial disputes in state capital, Agricultural disputes in rural areas, Consumer protection matters

Sources

Tribunal de Justiça do Paraná (government)
CNJ Resolução 125/2010 - Mediação (government)

Brazil Mediation Research

Legal Framework

Mediation in Brazil follows the Mediation Law (Lei 13.140/2015), which came into force in early 2016. The Law sets out two types of mediation: judicial (court based) and extra-judicial (out-of-court). The New Code of Civil Procedure (Lei 13.105/2015) also includes mediation provisions. The Mediation Law allows government bodies to use mediation for internal disputes and with private parties. Each State is delegated the creation of Mediation chambers, with discretion to decide whether disputes should be submitted to mediation, meaning there is no uniform procedure throughout Brazil. Access to justice is a fundamental right in the Federal Constitution, understood as the right to submit disputes to judicial protection and to use various means of dispute resolution not dependent exclusively on the Judiciary Branch. Brazil follows a multi-door dispute resolution system coexisting with arbitration, mediation, and dispute board resolution. Brazil ratified the Singapore Convention on Mediation on 6 August 2025, becoming the 19th State party, with the Convention entering into force for Brazil on 6 February 2026. Brazil made a reservation exempting it from applying the Convention to agreements involving the Brazilian State or its organs.

While Brazil operates under this legal framework, The Olive Branch's remote mediators bypass local court backlogs by providing swift, confidential, and mutually agreed-upon resolutions online.

Court System

Courts actively promote and facilitate mediation through various mechanisms. The Federal Supreme Court created its own Centre of Mediation and Conciliation in August 2020 through STF Resolution. In February 2021, Justice Fux appointed former Justice Ellen Gracie Northfleet to mediate the high-profile dispute between Apple and Gradiente over the iPhone trademark under the Centre's auspices - the first dispute to go to mediation at the Supreme Court's Centre. The more economically advanced States such as São Paulo have established sophisticated centres providing even online mediations. Courts can refer cases to mediation and adjourn proceedings to allow mediation to occur. The New Code of Civil Procedure encourages mediation as a means to expedite case trials. The judiciary supports mediation as an efficient alternative to litigation given the slowness that plagues the Brazilian judicial system.

Mediator Regulations

Mediator accreditation in Brazil is provided through various professional bodies and institutions. The CBMA (Brazilian Centre for Mediation and Arbitration) maintains a list of mediators with established qualifications. Other institutions like CAMARB, CAM, and CAM-CCBC also maintain mediator lists and have cost regulations. Professional training is available through institutions like CPR which has organised ADR conferences in Brazil since 2013. IMI certification is available for Brazilian mediators seeking international recognition. The Mediation Law provides that tribunals regulate the process of registration and disconnection of their mediators. Remuneration due to judicial mediators is fixed by the tribunals and borne by the parties. Continuing professional development is encouraged through courses and conferences. The certification system ensures quality standards for mediators serving in court and private mediation contexts.

Cultural Approach

Brazilian culture values group orientation, family identity, overall harmony, and saving face in dealing with problems. The Brazilian legal system originates from the Romano-Germanic civil law tradition of codified law. There is a tendency to identify the most appropriate means for each specific dispute rather than assuming one method is better than others. The multi-door dispute resolution system reflects this approach, allowing parties to choose the most suitable method considering time, costs, and complexity. Brazilian culture emphasises harmony preservation in conflict resolution. The preference for maintaining relationships and avoiding confrontation supports mediation's collaborative nature. While traditional Brazilian dispute resolution methods exist, modern mediation is increasingly accepted as an effective means to resolve disputes while preserving relationships.

Typical Costs

Mediation costs in Brazil vary by institution and case complexity. Court-annexed mediation costs are typically borne by the parties as fixed by tribunals. Private mediation through institutions like CBMA, CAMARB, CAM, and CAM-CCBC charges fees based on their cost regulations. CBMA has a Costs Regulation for mediation. CAMARB has a Table of Costs and Expenses for mediation. Mediation costs less than a court hearing - while a trained mediator charges for services, the cost is much lower than moving a case through the Brazilian court process. Mediation also takes less time, meaning hourly fees are lower than litigation. Costs are typically shared between parties unless otherwise agreed. The cost savings compared to litigation are significant, with mediation typically resolving disputes more quickly than the slow Brazilian court system.