According to Canal de Moçambique, however, the government might have legal grounds for awarding the surveillance contract without a public competition, given that the country's procurement law treats certain national-security concerns as an exception. 
Kwa mujibu wa Canal de Moçambique, hata hivyo, serikali inaweza kuwa na uwezo wa kisheria kuingia mkataba na kampuni yoyote bila ushindani za kizabuni, kwa sababu sheria ya manunuzi ya nchi hiyo inaweka mwanya huo kwa masuala yanayohusu usalama wa taifa.