Prabowo Warmly Welcomed By Indonesian Diaspora In Brazil

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Prabowo Warmly Welcomed By Indonesian Diaspora In Brazil

Tuesday, 08 Jul 2025

President Prabowo Subianto was warmly welcomed upon his arrival at the lobby of the hotel where he was staying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday (5/7/2025). As reported by Antara, a number of state officials, the Indonesian Embassy in Brazil, and the Indonesian diaspora were seen welcoming President Prabowo. A warm moment occurred when a young Indonesian diaspora boy wearing traditional Bugis clothing approached President Prabowo to hand over flowers as an expression of welcome.

President Prabowo accepted the flowers, then shook the child's hand. The number one person in Indonesia also had a chat with the child. "What's your name?" the President asked the boy.

"Rasca," he said. "Where does your father work?" said the President. "He works at the Indonesian Embassy in Brazil," said Rasca.

The Head of the Indonesian Diaspora in Brazil, Isak Hatun, said he was happy to be able to welcome the Head of State directly.

Although the number of Indonesian diaspora in Brazil is not large, according to Isak, the enthusiasm to make the nation proud remains high. "We are very happy to welcome President Prabowo and the entire delegation. I had the chance to greet him earlier. Our diaspora in Brazil is not very large in number, but we are very happy that some are here to welcome him," said Isak when met after the welcoming. Isak also had the chance to have a direct dialogue with President Prabowo. He introduced his family background, which comes from Maluku and has lived in Brazil for several years.

"I have actually met the President twice. I am happy to be able to tell stories to my family in Indonesia, as well as in Nganjuk. I am very happy," he said with a smile. Tukini also conveyed a message for President Prabowo to always be healthy and succeed in advancing the Indonesian people.