Racism in Portugal is prevented by the anti-discrimination law which prohibits discriminatory practices based on 'race', colour, nationality and ethnic origin and also provides for an Advisory Committee for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination.
Article I states that the objective of this law is to prevent and prohibit racial discrimination in all its forms and sanction all acts that violate a person's basic rights or impede the exercise of economic, social or cultural rights for reasons such as nationality, colour, 'race' or ethnic origin. An anti-discrimination Law was published on 28 August 1999. It prohibits discriminatory practices based on 'race', colour, nationality and ethnic origin. This Law also provides for an Advisory Committee for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination. 
