In 2022, Brazilian nationality was the most representative reason used as basis for discrimination in Portugal, being behind more than 34 percent of complaints. Black skin color was the second reason with the most discrimination complaints, accountable for more than 15 percent of the total. Roma ethnicity was the basis for five percent of the discrimination complaints registered in the country.
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* Not applicable includes situations of incorrect complaints, i.e. where the content did not show that a characteristic protected by the Portuguese law had been offended.
** Other expressions include miscellaneous and specific references which, individually considered, due to the small number of situations, are protected by statistical confidentiality.
*** Multiple expressions include situations in which there is an alleged offense of a combination of two or more characteristics protected by the Portuguese law.
**** Not noticeable includes situations in which the expressions referred to in the complaint are unclear, even though it is clear that they are related to the protected characteristics under Portuguese law.
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Comissão para a Igualdade e Contra a Discriminação Racial. (November 7, 2023). Distribution of discrimination complaints in Portugal in 2022, by reason used as basis for discrimination [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422193/portugal-discrimination-complaints-by-reason/
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Comissão para a Igualdade e Contra a Discriminação Racial. (2023). Distribution of discrimination complaints in Portugal in 2022, by reason used as basis for discrimination. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422193/portugal-discrimination-complaints-by-reason/
Comissão para a Igualdade e Contra a Discriminação Racial. "Distribution of Discrimination Complaints in Portugal in 2022, by Reason Used as Basis for Discrimination." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422193/portugal-discrimination-complaints-by-reason/
Comissão para a Igualdade e Contra a Discriminação Racial, Distribution of discrimination complaints in Portugal in 2022, by reason used as basis for discrimination Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422193/portugal-discrimination-complaints-by-reason/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Distribution of discrimination complaints in Portugal in 2022, by reason used as basis for discrimination [Graph], Comissão para a Igualdade e Contra a Discriminação Racial, November 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422193/portugal-discrimination-complaints-by-reason/
