João Luis Chaves Natário, a former firefighter from Macedo de Cavaleiros, where he is from, died in combat in Ukraine this Thursday, where he was working as a volunteer.
João, 38, joined the Foreign Legion in France in 2022, the country where his parents they emigrated. “Rico” Chavez, as he was called, was a supporter of humanitarian causes, and this was probably the reason that prompted him to fight against the Russians in the occupied regions of Ukraine. Information provided by Radio Brigancia in Bragança.
“Throughout his life, whether as a firefighter or a soldier, João has always protected people, dedicating himself to protecting the most precious asset: human life. It was on this mission that he tragically died today,” he says. a note of condolence from volunteer firefighter Macedo de Cavaleiros, to whose choir he belonged from 2003 to 2017.
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