[3] He attended Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo and studied law, graduating with a degree in 2000.

[3] He interned for a bar association from 2007 to 2008 and also taught political science and constitutional law at Maputo Pedagogical University in 2009.

[3] On 5 May 2024, Chapo was announced as the FRELIMO candidate for the 2024 presidential election, to replace the term-limited Filipe Nyusi, with 225 votes (94%) by the party committee.

[12] He later announced his resignation as governor of Inhambane Province, which was approved by the legislature on 23 May, to focus on the election on 9 October.

[9] Due to the dominance of FRELIMO in Mozambican politics, Chapo was viewed as the favorite to win the election.

[17][18] The opposition PODEMOS party disputed the results, publishing their own parallel count from their election monitors which showed Venâncio Mondlane won with 53% of the vote.