A Attorney General's Office (PGR) warned that political actors who violate professional norms and ethics, who in any way call for disorder risk a sentence of up to eight years in prison, "sand a more serious one does not apply".

The body says it is monitoring all developments related to the current electoral process, "including the self-proclamation of victory in the election, before the results have been announced by the competent bodies, a situation that violates the law and is likely to degenerate into social unrest".

"Regarding the violation of the ethical norms of the electoral process, when it constitutes a call for disorder or insurrection, or incitement to hatred, racism, violence or war, the law provides for the application of a prison sentence of two to eight years, if no other more serious penalty applies," reads a statement from the institution, dated October 14.

The MP's document points out the consequences, but does not specify unethical behavior in the light of electoral processes. Meanwhile, it should be remembered that the spokesman for the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Paulo Cuinica, framed it in the ethical field the fact that the independent candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Venâncio Mondlane, proclaimed himself the winner of the General Elections of October 9 last year. Furthermore, said that this did not constitute an electoral offense.

The OPG clarifies that oCandidates, voters and society in general have a duty to strictly comply with electoral principles, laws and processes in all their phases, from start to finish. Therefore, it is the norms "that regulate the right to elect and be elected, as well as access to power in a legitimate and legally valid manner".

The body says it is prosecuting all the electoral offenses of which it is unofficially aware and which have been reported to it.

"AIrregularities that do not constitute electoral offenses are challenged in their own proceedings before the electoral administration bodies, district courts and the Constitutional Council," he says.

In this sense, apandlto all those involved in the general elections and the entire population to act in strict obedience to the Constitution and other laws, from now until the official results are announced.

"ApThey are also obliged to refrain from pronouncements that could degenerate into disorder, insurrection, violence or illegitimate ascension to power," it reads.