CBAM Centro Brasileiro de Arbitragem Marítima

What CBAM Centro Brasileiro de Arbitragem Marítima does

CAMARB (Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Empresarial) is a Brazilian private arbitration and mediation chamber that administers extrajudicial procedures for the prevention and resolution of commercial disputes. Its core service lines comprise Arbitration (with sub-procedures for emergency arbitrator, expedited arbitration, and labor arbitration), Business Mediation (governed by a 2024 regulation), and Dispute Board services, all operated under formal published regulations and codes of ethics covering arbitrators, mediators, board members, and staff. The organization serves corporate enterprises across sectors including agribusiness, energy, infrastructure, ESG, M&A and corporate restructuring, and mining via dedicated thematic committees, as well as public administration entities engaged in government-related arbitrations.

Geographically, CAMARB operates from nine Brazilian offices (Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Brasília, Salvador, Goiânia, and Itajaí) plus an international office in Lisbon, Portugal, providing one of the broadest physical footprints of any arbitration chamber in Brazil. The chamber supplements its core dispute resolution business with the annual CBAM (Competição Brasileira de Arbitragem e Mediação Empresarial) competition, a student moot program that has run continuously since at least 2017 and is scheduled through 2026, and the Programa de Mediação Gratuita, a free mediation program that broadens access for qualifying parties. CAMARB maintains an associated entities network, supporting offices, and various institutional agreements, partnerships, and affiliations to underpin its domestic and international collaboration.

The business model is fee-based, with publicly published fee schedules for arbitration, mediation, and Dispute Board services accessible via the chamber's website. The organization is structured as a non-profit chamber with 1-10 employees, governed by executive committees across its regional offices and supported by thematic committees that drive sector-specific expertise. No venture capital, private equity, or institutional ownership is disclosed, and the organization appears to be self-governed. Marketing and institutional engagement occur through a content-rich website and presence across LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, with competition-specific social accounts for the CBAM program.

Name

CBAM Centro Brasileiro de Arbitragem Marítima

Legal name

CAMARB – Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Empresarial – Brasil

Website

https://cbam.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CAMARB is a Brazilian private arbitration and mediation chamber administering arbitration, business mediation, and Dispute Board procedures for corporate and public-sector clients, operating from nine Brazilian cities and Lisbon under published fee schedules.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de JAneiro, RJ

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CBAM administers commercial arbitration, business mediation, and Dispute Board proceedings for resolving and preventing business conflicts. Its services include general, emergency, labor, and expedited arbitration procedures, and qualifying parties can access a free mediation program.

Product overview

CAMARB is a unified platform for extrajudicial conflict prevention and resolution services for businesses, comprising three core services (Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Board), supplemented by an educational competition program (CBAM) and a free mediation program. The organization operates across multiple Brazilian cities and Lisbon, offering comprehensive dispute resolution through established regulations and professional arbitrators and mediators.

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Products and services

• Arbitration (Arbitragem) Procedural service for resolving business disputes through general, emergency, labor, and expedited arbitration administered under CAMARB regulations.
• Business Mediation (Mediação Empresarial) Extrajudicial mediation for commercial conflicts, governed by the 2024 Business Mediation Regulation.
• Dispute Board Dispute prevention and resolution committee service administered under a dedicated regulation and roster of members.
• Free Mediation Program (Programa de Mediação Gratuita) Program providing qualifying parties with access to mediation services at no charge.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Associated Entities (Entidades Associadas)minorOthersCAMARB maintains partnerships with associated entities as referenced in their institutional structure, though specific details are not enumerated in the available source material.
• Supporting Offices (Escritórios Apoiadores)minorOthersNetwork of supporting offices that provide institutional support for CAMARB's arbitration and mediation operations across Brazil.
• Agreements, Partnerships, Cooperations and Affiliations (Acordos, convênios, cooperações e filiações)minorOthersCAMARB maintains various institutional agreements, partnerships, cooperations and affiliations for international collaboration in arbitration and mediation services.

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Direct peers

• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): A leading international arbitration institution administering commercial disputes globally. Comparable to CAMARB as a chamber administering arbitration under published rules and arbitrator rosters.
• Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC): Asia's pre-eminent arbitration institution administering international commercial disputes. Comparable business model as a chamber providing administered arbitration and mediation services with published rules and fees.
• WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center: World Intellectual Property Organization's ADR institution administering commercial mediation, arbitration and dispute boards. Comparable to CAMARB in offering mediation, arbitration, and Dispute Board services under dedicated regulations.
• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC): Leading Asian-based arbitration and mediation institution offering administered dispute resolution services. Comparable to CAMARB in administering arbitrations and mediations across commercial sectors.
• Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Canadá (CCBC): Brazil's longest-standing arbitration and mediation chamber, administering commercial arbitrations and mediations in Brazil. Closest direct competitor to CAMARB in the domestic Brazilian ADR market.

Regional players

• Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Mexico (CAMECOM): Brazil-focused bilateral chamber offering mediation and arbitration services. Comparable regional peer serving Brazilian commercial parties seeking ADR administered through a chamber structure.
• Câmara Brasileira de Mediação e Arbitragem (CBMA): Brazilian-based arbitration and mediation chamber. Closely comparable regional peer offering administered ADR services in the Brazilian market alongside CAMARB.

Broad incumbents

• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - International Court of Arbitration: The largest global arbitration institution, administering cross-border commercial disputes. ICC represents the global incumbent whose Brazilian caseload competes with CAMARB for high-value international proceedings.
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID): World Bank-affiliated institution for investor-state arbitration. Comparable as an international ADR institution but focused on investment treaty disputes rather than commercial arbitration.
• American Arbitration Association / ICDR: The largest U.S. ADR provider, whose international division (ICDR) administers cross-border disputes. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering arbitration, mediation, and dispute board services globally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCu-2mQo3aIzL9uTOfwbDzgg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CamarbMediacaoeArbitragem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cbam-centro-brasileiro-de-arbitragem-mar%C3%ADtima
• Instagraminstagram.com/camarb_

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