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The Z8 cannot record BRAW to the Video Assist. Nor can it record ProRes Raw to the Atomos Ninja V. It would be surprising to me if it ever did given that it can record Nikon's own NRAW internally as well as ProRes Raw. But who knows? I would think it is a minor issue for most Nikon video users as NRAW is a very nice codec to work with in Resolve and the 8K is a full sensor raw format so the quality is excellent.
The only Nikon cameras that can record BRAW to the VIdeo Assist are the Z6, Z6II, Z7 and Z7II. It remains to be seen what the Z6III will bring which is rumoured to be coming this year - if it doesn't have internal raw as in the Z8 and Z9, perhaps it will be able record BRAW to the Video Assist. Keep in mind that Nikon charge around $200 for the firmware update to enable this in the Z6, Z7 family and you have to send the camera to Nikon.
You can record 4K ProRes or H.265 in-camera on the Z8 and record ProRes 4K simultaneously to the Video Assist so it could be a useful backup. I've not used it in that way but I keep it in mind if I ever wanted a backup when shooting. If you record any of the raw formats in-camera, you only get HD out to the Video Assist (and Ninja V).