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Brazilians on the front: 'The house was full. It was like a funeral, only without a body,' says mother who lost son to war in UkrainePhoto by Bernhard_Schuermann on Pexels
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Brazilians on the front: 'The house was full. It was like a funeral, only without a body,' says mother who lost son to war in Ukraine

oglobo15 September 2026 at 04:00

A Brazilian woman lost her 26-year-old son Felipe in the Ukraine war. The young man worked at a sugarcane mill and had a stable life before deciding to go to the conflict. The mother revealed there was no economic or personal desperation situation that would explain her son's decision to go to war. She raised Felipe practically on her own and says they were very close, since he lived with her and was a family-oriented young man.

The mother said she still can't understand why Felipe decided to go to the Ukraine war. According to her, the family wasn't rich, but everyone at home worked and lived well, which made the decision even harder to comprehend. She described the situation as something inexplicable, since her son had a job and a stable life in Brazil.

The article brings a statement from the mother about the moment after the loss: "The house was full. It was like a funeral, only without a body." The phrase suggests that family members and acquaintances gathered at the residence after the confirmation of Felipe's death, but without the presence of the body, characteristic of distant wars. The full content of the article is available only to subscribers.

Why this matters

Family members of Brazilians who go fight in the Ukraine war face devastating consequences without the return of the bodies. The article addresses a growing phenomenon of Brazilians enlisting in the conflict, raising questions about the motivations behind this decision.

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