Prabowo Wants Portuguese To Be Taught In School, House Of Representatives Commission X: Not International Language

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto read a letter from one of the students of the Junior High School (SRMP) in West Bandung, West Java, which was uploaded via the Cabinet Secretariat account, Friday (25/10/2025). ANTARA/Instagram/secretariat.kabinet

JAKARTA - Member of Commission X of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia masyarakat Triyana supports President Prabowo Subianto's move to want Portuguese to be taught in schools, in order to expand foreign languages. However, populist thinks this policy needs to be reconsidered because Portuguese is not a familiar language in international association.

According to God willing, President Prabowo's statement was only to 'comfort' Brazilian President Luiz In laycio Lula da Silva when holding a meeting at the State Palace, Jakarta.

"The Portuguese language is not an international social language. It is also not a common knowledge language that is used among academics. Maybe the President is attracting President Lula as part of diplomacy,"appropriation told reporters, Saturday, October 25.

This task, which is also a member of the House of Representatives commission for education, assesses that Portuguese learning will burden students. Likewise with teachers who must be proficient in Portuguese, if these subjects are required.

Except, said cap, students are released from choosing or not to choose Portuguese lessons such as extracurricular or additional lessons.

"Even if it is studied in schools, let alone mandatory, it becomes a burden for students as well as educators because it is definitely necessary to teach Portuguese. It is different if it becomes a subject of choice, it is not mandatory. Students may choose to participate or not to teach them," said the legislator from the Banten I electoral district.

On the other hand, airing questions about teaching staff or teachers who will teach students Portuguese. With additional lessons, of course, there will be additional budgets to support it.

"But again the question is who will teach? Where will the teacher come from? Is it also ready with the budget?" saidmen.

Badminton also suggested that schools maximize English teaching or Mandarin, because it is a mandatory language as well as an international language.

"It is better to maximize the quality of English teaching. Or if you want additional language lessons, Mandarin is much more strategic to teach," he concluded.

As is known, President Prabowo Subianto suddenly decided that the Portuguese language would be taught in schools in Indonesia. The decision was conveyed by President Prabowo when he met Brazilian President Luiz In Organcio Lula da Silva at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, October 23 at noon.

During the bilateral meeting, the two leaders discussed many issues, including the Portuguese language.

Prabowo initially emphasized that Brazil is an important partner of Indonesia. Therefore, Prabowo decided that Portuguese will begin to be taught in Indonesian schools.