Racism in Portugal is prevented by the anti-discrimination bill 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.
An anti-discrimination Law was published on 28 August 1999. In an incident on February 5, 2015, eighteen police officers (PSP) tortured and beat a group of youths of African descent. Much of the torture was explicitly motivated by racial hatred. 
