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Because weil introduces a subordinate clause.
In German, subordinate clauses are normally separated from the main clause by a comma:
- Mein Bruder sucht das Bügeleisen, weil ...
- main clause, subordinate clause
So the comma is not optional here.
Because weil sends the conjugated verb to the end of its clause.
In the main clause, German normally has the finite verb in second position:
- Mein Bruder sucht das Bügeleisen.
But after weil, the clause becomes subordinate, so the finite verb moves to the end:
- weil er ... will
That is one of the most important German word-order rules.