Summary
An essay prepared for the Lusophone Association of Arbitration and Mediation (ALAM) comparing mediation in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea. It analyses the legal framework and the challenges (litigation culture, institutional fragility, mediator training) and proposes strategies, including a Lusophone Mediation and Arbitration Protocol.