NUPIA: a instituição da autocomposição de conflitos no Ministério Público de Goiás

Abstract

The growing search for alternative conflict resolution methods aims to reduce disputes and offer more agile and effective solutions to satisfy rights. In Brazil, the Public Prosecutor's Office has played a fundamental role in this movement, particularly through the permanent centers for encouraging self-composition (NUPIA). These centers promote the use of mediation and conciliation as alternatives to traditional judicial processes, fostering social peace and alleviating the burden on the Judiciary. The state of Goiás has stood out in implementing these methods, with its Public Prosecutor's Office, through NUPIA, being one of the main agents in promoting conflict self-composition. The exponential increase in cases in Brazil has significantly overburdened the Judiciary, leading to delays and often dissatisfaction among the parties involved. Self-composition methods, such as conciliation and mediation, emerge as efficient tools to relieve the judicial system and improve the quality of justice provided. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Goiás, by promoting self-composition, has contributed to this context, becoming a key player in transforming the provision of judicial protection. However, implementing these practices faces challenges that must be overcome for these methods to be more widely accepted and utilized. This monograph's general objective is to analyze the role of NUPIA as a tool for encouraging conflict self-composition. The specific objectives include examining the self-composition mechanisms used, assessing the challenges in implementing these practices, and verifying the practical impacts of this initiative on the legal and social context of Goiás. The study is justified by the need to analyze the functioning of an innovative center, which can serve as a reference for other regions, helping to improve the effectiveness of public policies aimed at peaceful dispute resolution.