The families of the four Brazilians who died serving as Ukrainian volunteers in the war Russia can receive compensation of around R$ 2 million.
Because Ukrainian legislation provides that relatives of combatants killed in the war are entitled to compensation of 400,000 US dollars, which corresponds to around 2 million R$. Brazilian families expect payment.
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The Brazilians who died in Ukraine were André Hack Bahi and Douglas Búrigo from Rio Grande do Sul, Thalita do Valle from São Paulo and Antônio Hashitani from Paraná.
Compensation claims from families of Brazilians killed in Ukraine
The Government of Ukraine headed by the President Volodymyr Zelenskyysigned a decree in February 2022 to provide “social and legal protection” to relatives of military personnel killed in combat.
According to the Social Security Law, the first payment must be US$400,000, which is R$1.95 million. Experts confirmed the legitimacy of Brazilian families’ claims for compensation to the UOL website.
However, experts claim that the relatives of the Brazilians killed in Ukraine need a Ukrainian lawyer to get it Compensation. Since many people died in the war, the government of Ukraine already has numerous insurance claims.
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O Itamaraty said that “any private contracts signed by Brazilian citizens abroad” are outside her area of expertise. The Ukrainian embassy has not publicly commented on the progress of the Brazilian cases.