Privin Network provides private investigation services in Mozambique, connecting clients with our investigators and local partners, experienced in background checks, surveillance, infidelity investigations, corporate due diligence, and locating missing persons. Privin Network and its local partner investigators are licensed to operate in Mozambique, and every case is scoped with local law in mind from the outset.
Our investigators and local partners work throughout Mozambique, including in Maputo, Matola, and Nampula. Maputo, the capital and largest city, is the seat of government and Mozambique’s main financial and port center, making it a frequent setting for corporate due diligence and cases touching official records. Matola, the industrial city adjoining Maputo, is where employment and corporate-fraud investigations tied to manufacturing and logistics often arise. Nampula, the largest city in the north and the commercial hub of the region, draws trade-related and personal cases. Wherever your case is based, our investigators and local partners know the area.
Our success is based on your success, and here are some of the many professional services our local Mozambique private investigator(s) can provide:
Personal Investigations
Not everyone is always who they say they are. Whether it’s an individual or a corporation, determine who they are and why they’re there.
Background Checks
Identify and confirm pertinent information about an individual for an important decision.
Surveillance
An organization or individual may find that they need surveillance help due to suspicious behavior or due to a situation or event that may have occurred.
International Investigations
If you have a business relationship or are contemplating a new business venture in a particular country, it’s not uncommon to need the services of a private investigator to verify good information about an individual or corporation.
Locate Investigations
With our investigative skills, we can help you gain addresses and phone numbers for locating individuals.
Cybercrimes and Digital Forensics
Equipped with the right technology and a highly skilled staff of professional investigative specialists, we can assist you in identifying a suspect, the purpose of an attack, and how it occurred. Mozambique’s Cybercrime Law (Law 14/2026), published in the Boletim da República on 1 July 2026 according to PLMJ’s guide to the new cybersecurity and cybercrime framework, updates the country’s digital-crime rules and revokes some Penal Code provisions.
Infidelity and Adultery Marital Investigations
A marriage or relationship brings with it the expectations of monogamy, but many find themselves in situations where this expectation is not being met by one or both of the individuals involved.
Our trained and experienced Mozambique private investigators, staff, and management all have police and/or military background, Furthermore, they are well versed in local customs, culture, and society.
In Mozambique, the criminal record certificate (Certificado de Registo Criminal) is issued by the Central Criminal Records office (Repartição Central do Registo Criminal) in Maputo, and Civil Records offices in most provincial capitals also take applications. Fingerprints are required at submission, and applicants abroad can appoint a local representative to apply on their behalf.
Family matters are governed by the Family Law (Law 22/2019 of 11 December). Adultery is a listed ground for a contested separation under Article 186, and Article 200 allows a contested divorce on the facts listed there. Couples can also divorce by mutual agreement without stating their causes, and the court always attempts reconciliation first. Parental authority and custody follow the superior interest of the child, and the court must refuse any agreement that does not serve it.
Mozambique has no license specific to private investigation that we could identify. The Ministry of the Interior licenses and supervises private security companies under Decree 9/2007 of 30 April, a regime built around guarding and property protection, and a civil-society report on private security supervision describes that supervision as insufficient. Investigation firms therefore typically operate under ordinary business registration.
Mozambique does not yet have a comprehensive data protection law in force. A Personal Data Protection Bill, which PLMJ’s note on the bill explains, is still before the Assembly of the Republic, so privacy currently rests on the Constitution, the Electronic Transactions Law (Law 3/2017), and sector rules.
Recording is governed by Article 257 of the Penal Code (Law 24/2019), which punishes with up to one year in prison and a fine anyone who, against the speaker’s will and outside cases permitted by law, records words spoken by another person and not intended for the public, even if those words were addressed to the recorder. Using such a recording is a separate offence. In practice this works like an all-party consent rule, and the 2026 cybercrime law amended parts of the Penal Code, so we confirm the current wording before any case relies on a recording.
I engaged Privin Network for a case in Maputo. Their team was professional and discreet. They communicated clearly and delivered a detailed report on time.
Privin Network assisted me in Matola with a background check. They respected my privacy, worked efficiently, and provided accurate findings.
I contacted Privin Network for a sensitive matter in Nampula. The investigators were thorough, kept updates simple and consistent, and delivered a clear report.
Privin Network provides personal and business investigations in Mozambique, including surveillance, background checks, locate services, and digital forensics.
Yes, Privin’s team carries out discreet surveillance to collect evidence and monitor subjects when needed for personal or business cases.
Privin also provides locate investigations, cybercrime investigations, marital and infidelity investigations, and digital forensics services.
You begin by contacting Privin Network through their consultation form or contact page and sharing the details of your situation.
We found no license specific to private investigation in Mozambique. The Ministry of the Interior licenses private security companies, which are mainly guarding firms, and investigation firms typically operate under ordinary business registration.
Mozambique does not yet have a comprehensive data protection law in force, and a Personal Data Protection Bill is still before the Assembly of the Republic. We handle personal data carefully and share it only on a need to know basis.
Article 257 of the Penal Code punishes recording words spoken by another person and not intended for the public, against that person’s will, even when the words were addressed to the recorder. In practice this works like an all-party consent rule, so we advise local legal advice before any recording is used.
Under the Family Law (Law 22/2019), adultery is a listed ground for contested separation and divorce. Custody follows the superior interest of the child.
The standard document is the criminal record certificate issued by the Central Criminal Records office in Maputo. Our investigators and local partners can also verify employment, residence, and public-record information.
Mozambique’s Cybercrime Law (Law 14/2026) was published on 1 July 2026 and updates the country’s digital-crime rules. Our digital forensic work takes it into account.
The private investigators, staff, and management at our Mozambique office are highly skilled, with extensive police and military experience. Additionally, they have a strong understanding of the local culture and society.
