Revista da EMERJ - V. 20 - N. 2 - Maio/Agosto - 2018

 R. EMERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 20, n. 2, p. 73 - 115, Maio/Agosto 2018  81 Mediators should be in a special register hold by Ministry of Justice where new mediator could be added after 40 hours training and special exam. Higher education, good reputation and so on are also required. Do you have a national organization of mediators? Yes and no. Few people create but it isn`t very active yet. Israel David Who can mediate? Anyone can mediate and currently there is no regulation. But in order to get cases from the Courts, you have to hold an academic degree and have 160 hours of training. Is there a law that defines who can perform mediation? No law yet, we are working on one. meanwhile, new regulations are being drafted to define who can get cases from the Courts, aiming at a cadre of 300 - 400 media- tors. What kind of training program is required - how many hours and main topics taught? 60 hour basic training course: negotiation theory and skills, mediation principles and skills, the mediation process, law and ethics of mediation, 5 simulations, no exam.