# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001439124
**File Stem:** 0001292814-23-000830
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
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**0001292814-23-000830.hdr.sgml**: 20230309

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001292814-23-000830

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230331

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230309

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230309

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001439124
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** D5
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34129
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23720714

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** RUA DA QUITANDA, 196, 24TH FLOOR
- **STREET 2:** CENTRO
- **CITY:** RIO DE JANEIRO
- **STATE:** D5
- **ZIP:** 20091-005
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 55 21 2514 5891

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** RUA DA QUITANDA, 196, 24TH FLOOR
- **STREET 2:** CENTRO
- **CITY:** RIO DE JANEIRO
- **STATE:** D5
- **ZIP:** 20091-005

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**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM 6-K**

Report of Foreign Private Issuer<br> Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**For the month of March, 2023**

**Commission File Number 1-34129**

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**CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

**BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY**

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

**Rua da Quitanda, 196 – 24th floor,<br> Centro, CEP 20091-005,<br> Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil**

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes _______ No___X____

**CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A – ELETROBRAS** 

**BYLAWS**

**CHAPTER I** 

**Name, Duration, Headquarters and Purpose of the Company**

**Art. 1 -** Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobras ("<u>Company</u>" or "<u>Eletrobras</u>") is a publicly-held company, with an indefinite term and governed by these Articles of Incorporation ("<u>Articles of Incorporation</u>") and the applicable legal provisions.

**Sole paragraph -** With the entry of Eletrobras into the special listing segment called Level 1, of B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão ("B3"), Eletrobras, its shareholders, managers and members of the Fiscal Council are subject to the provisions of the B3 Level 1 Listing Regulation ("Level 1 Regulation").

**Art. 2 -** Eletrobras has its headquarters and venue in the city of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, and may establish, in the country and abroad, branches, agencies, affiliates and offices.

**Sole paragraph -** Eletrobras will exercise effective influence on the management of its subsidiaries, including through the definition of administrative, financial, technical and accounting guidelines.

**Art. 3 -** Eletrobras has as its corporate purpose:

**I** **-** carry out studies, projects, construction and operation of power plants and electricity transmission and distribution lines, as well as the execution of company acts resulting from these activities, such as the sale of electricity; and

**II** **-** promote and support research of its business interest in the energy sector, related to the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, as well as studies of the use of reservoirs for multiple purposes, prospecting and development of alternative sources of energy generation, incentive to the rational and sustainable use of energy and implementation of smart energy networks.

**Paragraph 1 -** Eletrobras may carry out the activities contained in its corporate purpose through controlled companies ("<u>subsidiaries</u>"), business consortia and investee companies, being allowed the constitution of new companies, including through association with or without power of control, and the acquisition of shares or capital shares of other companies.

**Paragraph 2 -** The Company may develop other activities related or complementary to its corporate purpose.

**Paragraph 3 -** Eletrobras shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that its managers, agents, employees and any other persons acting on its behalf, as well as its subsidiaries, managers, agents, employees and any other persons acting on their behalf proceed in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Ethical Conduct and Integrity of Eletrobras Companies, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices (United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, 15 U.S.C. §78-dd-1, et seq., as amended), and its subsequent amendments, hereinafter referred to as FCPA and Brazilian anti-corruption legislation.

**Paragraph 4 -** Eletrobras shall guide the conduct of its business, operations, investments and interactions based on the principles of transparency, corporate responsibility, accountability and sustainable development.

**CHAPTER II** 

**Capital, Shares and Shareholders**

**Art. 4 -** The capital is R$70,099,825,620.79 (seventy billion, ninety-nine million, eight hundred and twenty-five thousand, six hundred and twenty reais and seventy-nine cents), divided into 2,027,011,498 (two billion, twenty-seven million, eleven thousand four hundred and ninety-eight) common shares, 146,920 (one hundred and forty-six thousand, nine hundred and twenty) preferred shares of class "A", 279,941,393 (two hundred and seventy-nine million, nine hundred and forty-one thousand, three hundred and ninety-three) preferred shares of class "B" and 1 (one) special class preferred share exclusively held by the Federal Government, all without par value.

**Paragraph 1 -** The shares of Eletrobras shall be:

**I.** common, in nominative form, with the right to one vote
per share;

**II.** class "A" and "B" preferred, in the
nominative form, without the right to vote at the Shareholders' Meetings, except for legal cases; and

**III.** 1 (one) preferential special class, held exclusively by
the Federal Government, without the right to vote at the Shareholders' Meetings, except for the right of veto established in paragraph
3 of art. 11 of these Articles of Incorporation.

**Paragraph 2 -** The shares of both types may be kept in deposit accounts in the name of the respective holders, under the book-entry regime, without issuing certificates, in a financial institution contracted for this purpose.

**Paragraph 3 -** Whenever there is a transfer of ownership of shares, the depositary financial institution may charge, from the selling shareholder, the cost related to the service of such transfer, subject to the maximum limits set by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM.

**Paragraph 4 -** The voting rights of common shares at Shareholders' Meetings shall be applied in compliance with the limits set forth in these Articles of Incorporation.

**Art. 5 -** Eletrobras is authorized to increase its capital up to the limit of R$100,000,000,000.00 (one hundred billion reais), by resolution of the Board of Directors, regardless of statutory reform, through the issuance of common shares.

**Paragraph 1 -** The Board of Directors shall establish the conditions of issue, subscription, form and term of payment, price per share, form of placement (public or private) and its distribution in the country or abroad.

**Paragraph 2 -** At the discretion of the Board of Directors, the issuance of shares, debentures convertible into shares and subscription bonuses may be carried out, within the limit of the authorized capital, without preemptive rights or with reduction of the term referred to in article 171, paragraph 4 of Law 6.404/1976, as amended ("Brazilian Corporation Law"), whose placement is made through sale on the stock exchange or by public subscription, or in accordance with a stock option plan approved by the Shareholders' Meeting, under the terms established by law.

**Art. 6 -** It is forbidden for any shareholder or group of shareholders, Brazilian or foreign, public or private, to exercise the right to vote in a number greater than the equivalent to the percentage of 10% (ten percent) of the total number of shares in which the voting capital of Eletrobras is divided, regardless of its participation in the capital.

**Sole paragraph –** If the preferred shares issued by Eletrobras confer voting rights under the terms of art. 111, § 1, of Law No. 6.404, of 1976, the limitation contained in the *caput* of this art. 6 will cover such preferred shares, so that all shares held by the shareholder or group of shareholders that confer voting rights in relation to a particular resolution (whether common or preferred) are considered for the purpose of calculating the number of votes according to the *caput* of this article.

**Art. 7 -** It is forbidden to enter into shareholders' agreements aimed at regulating the exercise of the right to vote in a number greater than that corresponding to the percentage of 10% (ten percent) of the total number of shares in which the voting capital of Eletrobras is divided, including in the case described in art. 6, sole paragraph.

**Paragraph 1 -** The Company shall not file a shareholders' agreement on the exercise of voting rights that conflicts with the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation.

**Paragraph 2 -** The chairman of the Eletrobras meeting shall not count votes cast in disagreement with the rules stipulated in arts. 6 and 7 of these Articles of Incorporation, without prejudice to the exercise of the right of veto by the Federal Government, pursuant to paragraph 3 of art. 11 of these Articles of Incorporation.

**Art. 8 -** For the purposes of these Articles of Incorporation, two or more shareholders of the Company shall be considered as a group of shareholders:

**I** **-** That are parties to a voting agreement, either directly or through controlled companies, controlling companies or under common control;

**II** **-** If one is, directly or indirectly, a controlling shareholder or controlling company of the other or others;

**III** **-** Which are companies directly or indirectly controlled by the same person or company, or group of persons or companies, shareholders or not; or

**IV** **-** Companies, associations, foundations, cooperatives and trusts, investment funds or portfolios, universality of rights or any other forms of organization or enterprise with the same managers or managers, or whose managers or managers are companies directly or indirectly controlled by the same person or company, or group of persons or companies, shareholders or not.

**Paragraph 1 -** In the case of investment funds with a common administrator or manager, only those whose investment policy and exercise of votes at shareholders' meetings, under the terms of the respective regulations, are the responsibility of the administrator or manager, as the case may be, on a discretionary basis, shall be considered as a group of shareholders.

**Paragraph 2 -** In addition to the provisions of the *caput* and preceding paragraph of this article, any shareholders represented by the same agent, administrator or representative in any capacity shall be considered parts of the same group of shareholders, except in the case of holders of securities issued under the Company's *Depositary Receipts* program, when represented by the respective depository bank, provided that they do not fall within any of the other cases provided for in the *caput* or in paragraph 1 of this article.

**Paragraph 3 -** In the case of shareholders' agreements that deal with the exercise of the right to vote, all its signatories will be considered, in the form of this article, as members of a group of shareholders, for the purpose of applying the limitation on the number of votes referred to in arts. 6 and 7.

**Paragraph 4 -** The shareholders must keep Eletrobras informed about their membership in a group of shareholders under the terms of these Articles of Incorporation, if such group of shareholders holds, in total, shares representing 10% (ten percent) or more of the voting capital of Eletrobras.

**Paragraph 5 -** The members of the board of shareholders' meetings may request from the shareholders documents and information, as they deem necessary to verify the eventual belonging of a shareholder to a group of shareholders that may hold 10% (ten percent) or more of the voting capital of Eletrobras.

**Art. 9 -** The shareholder or group of shareholders who, directly or indirectly, becomes the holder of common shares that, together, exceed 30% (thirty percent) of the voting capital of Eletrobras and that does not return to a level below such percentage within 120 (one hundred and twenty) days shall make a public offer for the acquisition of all other common shares, for an amount at least 100% (one hundred percent) higher than the highest price of the respective shares in the last 504 (five hundred and four) trading sessions, updated by the rate of the Special System for Settlement and Custody – SELIC.

**Sole Paragraph**. The obligation to make a public offer of acquisition, under the terms of the *caput*, will not apply to the effective participation, directly or indirectly, of the Federal Government in the voting capital of the Company on the date of entry into force of the provision, but will apply if in the future, after reduction, its participation will increase and exceed the percentage of 30% (thirty percent) of the voting capital of the Company.

**Art. 10 -** The shareholder or group of shareholders who, directly or indirectly, becomes the holder of common shares that, together, exceed 50% (fifty percent) of the voting capital of Eletrobras and that does not return to a level below such percentage within 120 (one hundred and twenty) days shall make a public offer for the acquisition of all other common shares, for an amount at least 200% (two hundred percent) higher than the highest price of the respective shares in the last 504 (five hundred and four) trading sessions, updated by the rate of the Special System for Settlement and Custody – SELIC.

**Sole paragraph –** The obligation to make a public offer for acquisition, under the terms of the *caput*, will not apply to the effective participation, directly or indirectly, of the Federal Government in the voting capital of the Company on the date of entry into force of the provision, but will apply if in the future, after the Offer, its participation increases and exceeds the percentage of 50% (fifty percent) of the voting capital of the Company.

**Art. 11 -** Preferred shares cannot be converted into common shares and, in the case of classes "A" and "B", will have priority in the reimbursement of capital and in the distribution of dividends.

**Paragraph 1 -** The preferred shares of class "A", which are those subscribed until June 23, 1969, and those resulting from bonuses attributed to them will have priority in the distribution of dividends, these incidents at the rate of eight percent per year on the capital belonging to this type and class of shares, to be apportioned equally among them.

**Paragraph 2 -** The preferred shares of class "B", which are those subscribed as of June 23, 1969, will have priority in the distribution of dividends, these incident at the rate of 6% (six percent) per year, on the capital belonging to this type and class of shares, dividends to be apportioned equally between them.

**Paragraph 3 -** The special class preferred share, exclusively owned by the Federal Government, created based on art. 3, item III, subparagraph 'c', of Law No. 14.182, of 2021, with art. 17, §7, of Law no. 6.404, of 1976, gives the Federal Government the power of veto in corporate resolutions aimed at modifying the Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of removing or modifying the limitation on the exercise of the right to vote and entering into a shareholders' agreement, established in arts. 6 and 7 of these Articles of Incorporation.

**Paragraph 4 -** Class "A" and class "B" preferred shares will participate, on equal terms, with the common shares and the special class preferred share in the distribution of dividends, after they are guaranteed the lowest of the minimum dividends provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2, subject to the provisions of paragraph

5. **Paragraph 5 -** Class "A" and class "B" preferred shares shall be entitled to receive a dividend, for each share, at least 10% (ten percent) greater than that attributed to each common share.

**Art. 12 -** The capital increases of Eletrobras will be carried out through public or private subscription and incorporation of reserves, capitalizing the resources through the modalities admitted by law.

**Sole paragraph -** In capital increases, preference will be assured to all Eletrobras shareholders, in proportion to their shareholding, except in the case of paragraph 2 of art. 5.

**Art. 13 -** The payment of shares shall comply with the rules and conditions established by the Board of Directors.

**Sole paragraph -** The shareholder who does not make the payment in accordance with the rules and conditions referred to in this article shall be in full right constituted in arrears, applying monetary restatement, interest of twelve percent per year and a fine of ten percent on the amount of the installment due.

**Art. 14 -** Eletrobras may issue non-convertible securities and debentures.

**Art. 15 -** Eletrobras, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may acquire its own shares for cancellation, or permanence in treasury and subsequent disposal, provided that up to the amount of the balance of profits and reserves, except the legal, subject to the applicable legal and regulatory provisions.

**Art. 16 -** The redemption of shares of one or more classes may be effected by resolution of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, regardless of approval at the Special Meeting of the shareholders of the species and classes affected, except for the preferential share of the special class, held exclusively by the Federal Government, which can only be redeemed with legal authorization.

**CHAPTER III** 

**The Shareholders' Meeting**

**Art. 17 -** The Annual Shareholders' Meeting shall be held within the first 4 (four) months following the end of the fiscal year, on a day and time previously fixed, to:

**I** **-** take the management accounts, examine, discuss and vote on the financial statements;

**II** **-** resolve on the allocation of net income for the year and the distribution of dividends;

**III** **-** elect the members of the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council;

**IV** **-** establish the individual amount of the remuneration of the members of the Fiscal Council, subject to the applicable legislation; and

**V** **–** establish the annual global amount of the remuneration of the managers and members of the Advisory Committees to the Board of Directors.

**Art. 18 -** In addition to the matters provided for in Law No. 6.404 of 1976, the Shareholders' Meeting shall deliberate on matters submitted to it by the Board of Directors and other matters within its competence.

**Paragraph 1** - The Shareholders' Meeting shall meet in person or digital formats, or partially digital, according to the legislation in force, and shall only resolve on matters on the agenda, contained in the respective call notice, and the approval of matters under generic rubric is prohibited.

**Paragraph 2** - The resolutions of the Meeting shall be taken by majority vote, except for those that require a qualified quorum, with the vote of each shareholder proportional to its shareholding in the Company's capital, respecting the limit corresponding to 10% (ten percent) of the voting capital for the vote of each shareholder and group of shareholders, pursuant to arts. 6 and 7 of these Articles of Incorporation.

**Paragraph 3 -** For the purpose of verifying the quorum for approval of a resolution, the calculation of the total number of possible votes shall consider the limitation of votes provided for in paragraph 2 of this article.

**Paragraph 4 -** The resolutions of the Meeting shall be recorded in the minute book, and may be drawn up in summary form.

**Paragraph 5 -** Explanations of vote may be recorded, if the shareholder or its representative so wishes.

**Paragraph 6 -** The abstention from voting, when it occurs, must be included in the minutes and the disclosure document of the Meeting.

**Paragraph 7 -** The board that will direct the work of the Shareholders' Meeting will be chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or by a substitute chosen by the said management body, and the chairman of the board is responsible for the appointment of the secretary.

**Art. 19 -** The shareholder may be represented by a proxy at the Shareholders' Meetings, pursuant to art. 126, § 1 of Law No. 6.404, of 1976.

**Paragraph 1** - The documents proving the condition of shareholder and its representation must be delivered according to the call notice.

**Paragraph 2** - All shareholders who comply with the requirements set forth in the call notice shall be admitted to the Shareholders' Meeting.

**Paragraph 3** - The recognition of the signature of the power of attorney granted by shareholders not resident in the country and by the holder of Brazilian Depositary Receipts (BDR) is waived, and the instrument of representation must be deposited in a timely manner at the headquarters of Eletrobras.

**CHAPTER IV** 

Management

**Art. 20 -** The Management of Eletrobras, in the form of these Articles of Incorporation and the governing legislation, is the responsibility of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board.

**Art. 21 -** The exercise of the positions of members of the Eletrobras Management, resident or not in the country, is private to individuals, and the management guarantee may be required for any position of administrator.

**Sole paragraph -** The minutes of the Shareholders' Meeting or meeting of the Board of Directors, which elect, respectively, directors and officers of the Company, shall contain the qualification of each of the elected members and the term of office and, when the law, these Articles of Incorporation, policies and standards of Eletrobras require certain requirements for the investiture in the position of management of Eletrobras, only those who have exhibited the necessary proof of such requirements may be elected and sworn in, of which an authentic copy shall be filed at the registered office.

**Art. 22 -** The investiture in the management position of Eletrobras shall comply with the requirements and impediments imposed by the legislation, by these Articles of Incorporation and, as applicable, by the internal regulations of the Company that provide for indications of managers and fiscal directors.

**Paragraph 1** - Due to absolute incompatibility, the investiture of the Board of Directors and Executive Board is prohibited:

**I** **-** representative of the regulatory body to which the Company is subject, of Minister of State, Secretary of State, Municipal Secretary, holder of a position, without permanent link with the public service, of a special nature or of direction and superior advice in the public administration, of statutory leader of a political party and holder of a mandate in the Legislative Branch of any entity of the federation, even if licensed from the position;

**II** **-** of a person who has acted, in the last 36 (thirty-six) months, as a participant in the decision-making structure of a political party or in work linked to the organization, structuring and carrying out of an electoral campaign; and

**III** **-** of a person who holds a position in a union organization.

**Paragraph 2** - The legal and integrity requirements shall be analyzed by the People Committee.

**Paragraph 3** - The managers and members of the statutory committees will be invested in their positions by signing a term of investiture made available by the Company, within a maximum period of up to 30 (thirty) days, counted from the election, which will include the submission of the sworn-in to the Code of Ethical Conduct and Integrity of the Eletrobras Companies and other internal regulations issued by the Company.

**Paragraph 4 -** If the term of investiture is not signed within 30 (thirty) days after the election, it will become null and void, unless justified by the management body for which it has been elected.

**Paragraph 5 -** The instrument of investiture must contain, under penalty of nullity, the indication of at least one domicile in which the administrator or external member of the statutory committee will receive the summons and subpoenas in administrative and judicial proceedings related to acts of its management and/or attribution, which will be considered fulfilled upon delivery to the indicated domicile, which can only be changed by written communication to Eletrobras.

**Paragraph 6 -** The investiture of the Director residing or domiciled abroad is subject to the constitution of a representative residing in the Country, with powers to receive service of process in actions against him/her proposed based on corporate law, by means of a power of attorney with an expiration date that must extend for at least three (3) years after the expiration of the Director's term of office.

**Paragraph 7 -** When taking office, the administrator must subscribe to the Managers' Term of Consent, in accordance with the provisions of the Level 1 Regulation, and observe the other applicable legal requirements.

**Art. 23 -** It is forbidden for the administrator to deliberate on a matter conflicting with its interests or related to third parties under its influence, pursuant to art. 156 of Law 6.404 of 1976, and the accumulation of the positions of chairman of the board of directors and president of the Company by the same person is also prohibited.

**Sole paragraph** - The administrator who is conflicted in relation to the topic to be discussed must previously express his conflict of interest or private interest, withdraw from the meeting, refrain from discussing the topic and request registration in the minutes of his absence in the conclave.

**Art. 24 -** The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board shall be extended until the effective investiture of the new members.

**Art. 25 -** The Board of Directors and the Executive Board shall deliberate with the presence of the majority of its members and its resolutions shall be taken, respectively, by the vote of the majority of the directors or officers present, except in the cases of qualified quorum established in art. 26 of these Articles of Incorporation.

**Paragraph 1** - The minutes of the meeting of each management body shall be clearly written and record the resolutions taken, which may be drawn up in summary form, in addition to the persons present, the divergent votes and abstentions from voting, and shall be signed by all members present physically, remotely and electronically.

**Paragraph 2 -** The minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors that contain a resolution intended to produce effects before third parties shall be filed in the Registry of Commerce and published.

**Paragraph 3** - The Board of Directors shall meet, ordinarily, once a month, and the Executive Board, four times a month, permitting in person, digital and hybrid formats, the vote between absent and any other means that enable the authentic and reliable registration of the expression of will of its members, in the form and conditions provided for in their respective Internal Regulations.

**Paragraph 4 -** It is incumbent upon the respective Chairmen, or the majority of the members of each body of Eletrobras's management, to call the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board.

**Paragraph 5 -** In the resolutions of the Board of Directors and resolutions of the Executive Board, the respective Chairmen will have, in addition to the personal vote, the tiebreaker.

**Paragraph 6 -** The Board of Directors shall meet: (i) at least once a year, without the presence of the President of the Company; (ii) at least twice a year with the presence of the independent external auditors.

**Paragraph 7 -** The members of the Board of Directors shall have reimbursed their expenses of food, transportation and stay, whenever residents outside the city in which the meeting is held and, only of transportation and food, when resident in the city.

**Art. 26 -** The approval of the qualified majority of two thirds of the members of the Board of Directors is required for deliberation on:

**I** **-** constitution of new companies through the association of Eletrobras and/or subsidiaries with third parties, referred to in paragraph 1 of art. 3 of these Articles of Incorporation;

**II** **-** transactions with related parties of any nature, except for the direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company, observing the levels established in the Regulation of Authorities of the Eletrobras companies and without prejudice to the legal competence of the meeting;

**III** **-** issuance of securities within the authorized capital;

**IV** **-** amendment of the dividend distribution policy;

**V** **-** declaration of interim dividends.

**Art. 27 -** The members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board shall be liable, in accordance with the legislation in force, individually and jointly, for the acts they perform and for the losses resulting from them to the Company.

**Paragraph 1** - The Company shall ensure the defense in judicial and administrative proceedings to its managers, present and past, in addition to maintaining a permanent insurance contract in favor of these managers, to protect them from liability for acts arising from the exercise of the position or function, in cases where there is no incompatibility with the interests of the Company, covering the entire term of exercise of the respective mandates.

**Paragraph 2** - The guarantee provided for in the previous paragraph extends to:

**I** **-** to the members of the Fiscal Council and the members of the statutory advisory committees, present and past,

**II** **-** to the occupants of trust function, present and past; and

**III** **–** employees and agents, present and past, who legally act by delegation of the Company's managers.

**Paragraph 3 -** The Company may also enter into indemnity agreements with the members of the Board of Directors, Fiscal Council, Executive Board, committees, occupants of a position of trust and all other employees and agents who legally act by delegation of the Company's managers, in order to cope with certain expenses related to arbitration, judicial or administrative proceedings involving acts performed in the exercise of their duties or powers, from the date of their possession or the beginning of the contractual relationship with the Company.

**Paragraph 4 -** Indemnity agreements shall not cover:

**I** **-** acts performed outside the exercise of the duties or powers of its signatories;

**II** **-** acts with bad faith, intent, serious fault or fraud;

**III** **-** acts performed in their own interest or that of third parties, to the detriment of the company's social interest;

**IV** **-** indemnities arising from social action provided for in article 159 of the Brazilian Corporation Law or compensation for losses referred to in article 11, paragraph 5, item II, of Law No. 6.385/1976; or

**V** **-** other cases provided for in the indemnity contract.

**Paragraph 5 -** The indemnity contract shall be adequately disclosed and provide, among other issues:

**I** **-** the limit value of the coverage offered;

**II** **-** the coverage period; and

**III** **-** the decision-making procedure regarding the payment of coverage, which should guarantee the independence of decisions and ensure that they are taken in the interest of the Company.

**Paragraph 6 -** The beneficiary of the indemnity contract will be obliged to return to the Company the amounts advanced in cases where, after a final unappealable decision, it is proven that the act practiced by the beneficiary is not subject to indemnification, under the terms of the contract.

**Paragraph 7 -** It is assured to the Managers and Fiscal Directors, as well as to the former managers and former directors, the knowledge of information and documents contained in the Company's records or database, indispensable to the administrative or judicial defense, in actions proposed by third parties, of acts practiced during their term of office or mandate.

**Paragraph 8 -** In the event of the previous paragraph, the former managers and former directors will only have access to information and documents classified by the Company as confidential after signing a confidentiality agreement made available by the Company.

**CHAPTER V** 

**The Board of Directors**

**Art. 28 -** The Board of Directors shall be composed of nine (9) members, elected by the Shareholders' Meeting, without alternates, with a unified management term of two (2) years, reelections being allowed, including:

**I** **-** a director elected in a separate vote at the Shareholders' Meeting, by a majority of the shareholders holding preferred shares issued by Eletrobras; and

**II** **-** a director elected as employee representative, chosen by the direct vote of his peers among the active employees and in an election organized by the Company together with the union entities that represent them.

**Paragraph 1** - Only preferred shareholders who prove the uninterrupted ownership of their shares during the period of at least three months immediately prior to the Shareholders' Meeting may exercise the right to choose separately.

**Paragraph 2** - The Board of Directors shall be composed of at least 5 (five) independent members.

**Paragraph 3** - The characterization as an Independent Director must be resolved in the minutes of the Shareholders' Meeting that elects him, observing the Regulation of the special governance segment of Novo Mercado, of B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão ("B3"), and may be based on the statement sent by the nominee or on the manifestation of the Board of Directors on the classification of the nominee in the independence criteria, inserted in the management's proposal for the Meeting.

**Paragraph 4 -** The Board of Directors shall elect its Chairman and its eventual substitute, in the form of its Articles of Incorporation.

**Art. 29 -** The shareholder who appoints a candidate to compose the Board of Directors of Eletrobras must inform the Company if the candidate meets all the requirements for investiture, in addition to reporting the other activities and positions, boards and committees that it integrates, especially positions of chairman of the board of directors.

**Art. 30 -** In addition to the cases provided for by law, vacancy of office will occur when the member of the Board of Directors fails to attend three consecutive meetings or four interspersed meetings, in the last 12 (twelve) meetings, without justified reason or license granted by the Board of Directors.

**Paragraph 1** - In the event of a vacancy in the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, its substitute will guide, at the subsequent meeting of this collegiate, the proposal to elect a new Chairman and a new eventual substitute.

**Paragraph 2** - In the event of vacancy in the position of director, the substitute shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and shall serve until the first shareholders' meeting.

**Art. 31 -** The Board of Directors is the senior management body responsible for establishing the general orientation of the Company's business, defining its strategic direction, ensuring the proper functioning of corporate governance systems, risk management and internal controls and preserving the orderly succession of the management, aiming at the long-term interests of the Company, its continuity and the generation of sustainable value, and it is also responsible, without prejudice to the powers provided for in the legislation in force:

***Strategy:***

**I** **–** establish the guidelines and strategic objectives of the Company, including the definition of business identity;

**II** **–** discuss, approve, on a proposal from the Executive Board, and monitor the strategic plan, the respective multiannual plans, as well as the annual budget and investment plans and programs, the goals, as well as evaluate the results in the execution of said plans;

**III** **-** define the strategy of commercialization, business growth and investment expansion, as well as the guidelines on transactions and execution of contracts for the purchase and sale of electric energy of Eletrobras and its subsidiaries, as well as their positions in lawsuits related to the Electric Energy market;

**IV** **-** approve the investment projects of Eletrobras and its subsidiaries, to the extent defined by the internal regulations in force defined by Eletrobras that regulate the levels of approval in Eletrobras companies;

***Financial statements, dividends and meetings:***

**V** **–** express an opinion on the management reports, as well as on the accounts of the Executive Board;

**VI** **-** submit to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, each fiscal year, the management report and the financial statements, as well as the proposal for distribution of dividends and application of surplus amounts, attaching its opinion and the opinion of the Fiscal Council, and the report of the independent auditors;

**VII** **-** authorize the call and submit to the Shareholders' Meeting issues related to the deliberative body of the shareholders, with prior manifestation on the proposals contained in the convening instrument, not admitting the inclusion of the item "general matters";

**VIII** **-** analyze, at least quarterly, the balance sheet and other financial statements prepared periodically by the Company, without prejudice to the performance of the Fiscal Council;

**IX** **-** resolve on the declaration of interim dividends and on the payment of interest on equity, upon proposal of the Executive Board;

***Securities and corporate transactions:***

**X** **-** authorize the acquisition of shares issued by Eletrobras, for the purpose of cancellation or permanence in treasury and subsequent disposal, as well as resolve on the issuance of simple debentures, not convertible into shares with or without collateral, as well as promissory notes and other securities not convertible into shares;

**XI** **-** approve the issuance of common shares, debentures convertible into common shares and subscription bonuses, up to the limit of the authorized capital, establishing the conditions of issuance, including the price and term of payment;

**XII** **-** exchange of shares or other securities issued by the Company;

**XIII** **-** express a prior opinion on the vote to be cast within the scope of the subsidiaries and affiliates, in relation to the operations of incorporation, spin-off, merger and transformation;

***Governance:***

**XIV** **-** approve its Internal Regulations and those of its advisory committees, the Code of Ethical Conduct and Integrity of the Eletrobras companies, the main policies of the Eletrobras companies, as defined by the Board of Directors itself, including policies dealing with dividends, transactions with related parties, equity interests, compliance, risk management, hedge, personnel, remuneration, indication, succession, strategy, finances, securities trading and disclosure and use of relevant information, environmental, sustainability, social responsibility, governance, as well as regulations dealing with powers, remuneration and appointment of managers and personnel;

**XV** **-** elect and dismiss, at any time, the members of the Company's Executive Board;

**XVI** **–** appoint and dismiss the holder of the Internal Audit, the holder of the Superintendence of Governance and the holder of the Secretariat of Governance;

**XVII** **–** elect the members of the advisory committees and working groups of the Board, among its members and/or among market people of notorious experience and technical capacity in relation to the specialty of the respective Committee;

**XVIII** **-** define the variable remuneration program and establish the individual amount of monthly remuneration due to its members, the members of its advisory committees and the members of the Executive Board, taking into account the responsibilities, the time dedicated to the functions, the competence, the professional reputation and the value of its services in the market;

**XIX** **-** evaluate, annually, the individual and collective performance of the managers and the collective performance of their advisory committees, with the procedural and methodological support of the People Committee;

**XX** **-** approve indications, proposed by the Executive Board, of the persons who must integrate management, advisory and fiscal bodies of the subsidiaries and of the companies and entities in which the Company and its subsidiaries have participation, including indirect ones, and in cases where it deems appropriate, delegate such attribution to the Executive Board;

**XXI** **–** resolve on matters that, by virtue of legal provision or by determination of the Shareholders' Meeting, fall under its purview;

**XXII** **–** decide on the omitted cases of these Articles of Incorporation and delegate to the Executive Board matters within its purview not included in the list of legal attributions of the Board of Directors;

***Risks, internal controls and compliance:***

**XXIII** **-** implement, directly or through other bodies of the Company, and supervise the risk management systems, internal controls and compliance established for the prevention and mitigation of the main risks to which Eletrobras and its subsidiaries are exposed, including risks related to the integrity of accounting and financial information and those related to the occurrence of corruption and fraud;

**XXIV** - approve the annual work plan of the Internal Audit;

**XXV** **-** examine, at any time, the books and papers of Eletrobras, as well as request information on contracts entered into or in the process of being entered into and any other acts;

***Legal acts and business:***

**XXVI** **-** express an opinion on acts and approve contracts, in accordance with the levels established in the Regulation of Authorities of the Eletrobras companies;

**XXVII** **-** approve the practice of acts that imply a waiver, transaction or arbitration commitment, in accordance with the levels established in the Regulation of Authorities of the Eletrobras companies;

**XXVIII** **-** approve the transfer of ownership of the Company's assets, constitution of real liens and the provision of guarantees to obligations of third parties, in accordance with the levels established in the Regulations of the Eletrobras companies;

**XXIX** **–** choose and dismiss the independent auditors;

**XXX** **–** resolve on the Company's strategic trademarks and patents;

**XXXI** **-** resolve on making and accepting donations with or without charges and other reasonable free acts, subject to the provisions of the Eletrobras Companies' Integrity Program and the Eletrobras Companies' Code of Ethical Conduct and Integrity, in accordance with the levels established in the Eletrobras Companies' Regulations, and also considering the Company's social responsibilities, as provided for in paragraph 4 of article 154 of the Brazilian Corporation Law;

**XXXII** **–** approve the models of the indemnity contracts to be signed by the Company and the procedures that guarantee the independence of the decisions;

**XXXIII** **-** approve the sponsorship of the health care and supplementary pension plan and adherence to a supplementary pension entity, as well as supervise compliance with the limit of participation of Eletrobras in the cost of these benefits;

**XXXIV** - approve, in accordance with the levels established in the Regulation of Authorities of the Eletrobras companies, the contracting of loans or financing and the provision of guarantees, in the country or abroad, by subsidiary companies;

***Business management and efficiency:***

**XXXV** **-** determine the distribution and redistribution of charges and duties among the members of the Executive Board;

**XXXVI** **-** grant leave or license to the President of the Company, including paid leave;

**XXXVII** **-** approve collective bargaining agreements, employee profit sharing program, job and salary plan, function plan and employee dismissal program;

**XXXVIII** **–** approve the maximum number of personnel of Eletrobras companies and general guidelines for hiring personnel at Eletrobras and its subsidiaries;

**XXXIX** **-** approve and supervise the fulfillment of the specific goals and results to be achieved by the members of the Executive Board;

**XL** **-** approve the business performance goals of the subsidiaries.

**Associative guidelines:** 

**XLI** **-** authorize the incorporation of wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Company's interests in subsidiaries or affiliates, the transfer or termination of such interest, as well as the acquisition of shares or quotas of other companies;

**XLII** **-** resolve on the association referred to in paragraph 1 of art. 3 of these Articles of Incorporation;

**XLIII** **-** resolve on the shareholders' agreements to be signed by Eletrobras and its subsidiaries and, in the case of amendments, only when it involves aspects related to art. 118 of Law 6.404/1976; and

**XLIV** **-** deliberate on the organization of technical-scientific research entities of business interest to Eletrobras in the energy sector.

**Paragraph 1 -** The board of directors of the company must prepare and disclose a reasoned opinion on any Public Offering for Acquisition ("<u>OPA</u>") that has as its object the shares issued by the company, within 15 (fifteen) days of the publication of the notice of said OPA, in which it will manifest, at least:

**I** **-** on the convenience and opportunity of the takeover bid regarding the interest of the company and the set of its shareholders, including in relation to the price and the potential impacts on the liquidity of the shares;

**II** **-** regarding the strategic plans disclosed by the offeror in relation to the company; and

**III** **-** regarding alternatives to the acceptance of the takeover bid available on the market.

**Paragraph 2 -** The opinion of the board of directors, referred to in the previous paragraph, must cover the reasoned opinion favorable or contrary to the acceptance of the OPA, warning that it is the responsibility of each shareholder to make the final decision on said acceptance.

**Paragraph 3 -** The Board of Directors may determine the performance of inspections, audits or accountability in the Company, as well as the hiring of experts, experts or external auditors, to better instruct the matters subject to its deliberation.

**Paragraph 4 -** Without prejudice to the duties conferred upon it by the Internal Regulations, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall:

**I** **-** convene and preside over the meetings of the body, observing compliance with the Articles of Incorporation and the Internal Regulations;

**II** **-** coordinate the work related to the succession plans of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board, with the support of the People Committee; and

**III** **-** propose to the Board of Directors appointments to compose the advisory committees, including external members.

**Art. 32 -** The Board of Directors, for the better performance of its functions, may create transitional committees or working groups with defined objectives, being composed of members of the Board of Directors and professionals with specific knowledge.

**Paragraph 1 -** The Board of Directors shall have the permanent support of three (3) statutory advisory committees with specific duties of analysis and recommendation on certain matters, directly linked to the Board, namely:

**I** **-** People Committee;

**II** **-** Strategy, Governance and Sustainability Committee;

**III** **-** Audit and Risk Committee.

**Paragraph 2 -** The committees mentioned in the previous paragraph will have their compositions and other rules of operation disciplined in their respective internal regulations, including the duties to be exercised by the respective coordinators and any extension of their scope and performance for the subsidiaries of Eletrobras.

**Paragraph 3 -** The opinions of the Committees are not a necessary condition for the presentation of matters to the examination and resolution of the Board of Directors;

**Art. 33 -** The purpose of the Audit and Risk Committee is to advise the Company's Board of Directors in the exercise of its functions and will have attribution, without prejudice to others provided for in its articles of incorporation, approved by the Board of Directors, for analysis and manifestation on the following matters:

**I** **-** give an opinion on the hiring and dismissal of independent audit services;

**II** **-** supervise the activities: a) of the independent auditors, in order to evaluate their independence; the quality of the services provided; and the adequacy of the services provided to the needs of the company; b) the internal control area of the company; c) the internal audit area of the company; and d) the area of preparation of the company's financial statements;

**III** **-** evaluate the quarterly information, interim statements and financial statements;

**IV** - monitor the quality and integrity of: a) the internal control mechanisms; b) the quarterly information, interim statements and financial statements of the company; and c) the information and measurements disclosed based on adjusted accounting data and non-accounting data that add elements not provided for in the structure of the usual reports of the financial statements;

**V** **-** evaluate and monitor the company's risk exposures;

**VI** **-** evaluate and monitor, together with the management and the internal audit area, the adequacy of transactions with related parties carried out by the company and their respective disclosures;

**VII** **-** prepare a summary annual report, to be presented together with the financial statements disclosed to the market, containing a description of: a) its activities, the results and conclusions reached and the recommendations made; and b) any situations in which there is a significant divergence between the company's management, the independent auditors and the CAE in relation to the company's financial statements;

**VIII** **–** have the means to receive and process information about non-compliance with legal and regulatory provisions applicable to the company, in addition to internal regulations and codes, including specific procedures to protect the provider and the confidentiality of the information;

**IX** **-** monitor compliance activities, reporting channel and manifestation handling management, including ethical infractions; and

**X** **-** evaluate, monitor, and recommend to management the correction or improvement of the company's internal policies, including the policy of transactions between related parties.

**Paragraph 1 -** The Statutory Fiscal Council shall be composed of at least three (3) members and at most five (5), who shall have professional experience or academic training compatible with the position, preferably in the area of accounting, auditing or in the sector of the Company, and at least one (1) member shall have recognized professional experience in corporate accounting matters, under the terms of the regulations issued by the CVM, and all its members shall be independent, among these, at least one (1) shall be an independent Board Member of the Company, also observing the conditions imposed by applicable national or foreign legislation and regulation, including the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("<u>SEC</u>") and the New York Stock Exchange ("<u>NYSE</u>").

**Paragraph 2 -** The characteristics referred to in the paragraph above may be accumulated by the same member of the Audit and Risk Committee, and the election of external members other than directors is also allowed, provided that the independence requirements are met.

**Paragraph 3 -** In case of vacancy of a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, the Board of Directors shall elect its successor to start a new term of office.

**Paragraph 4 -** The Audit and Risk Committee must inform its activities monthly to the Company's Board of Directors, and the minutes of the meeting of the board of directors, or the corresponding certificate of minutes, must be disclosed for the purpose of indicating the performance of said report.

**Paragraph 5 -** The Audit and Risk Committee shall be endowed with operational autonomy and its own budget approved by the Board of Directors, intended to cover expenses with its operation.

**Paragraph 6 -** The participation, as members of the Audit and Risk Committee, of officers of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates is prohibited.

**Art. 34 -** The People Committee shall analyze the requirements for investiture in the position of management and fiscal councilor of the Company, in accordance with the legal and statutory provisions and also considering the rules established in internal regulations that deal with appointments of managers and fiscal directors.

**Sole paragraph -** It is also incumbent upon the People Committee to assist the Board of Directors in the preparation and monitoring of the management succession plan, in the strategy of remuneration of the managers and members of the advisory committees and in the proposals and other matters related to personnel policy.

**Art. 35 -** The purpose of the Strategy, Governance and Sustainability Committee shall be to advise the Board of Directors on strategic matters, sustainability practices and their alignment with strategic and business plans, corporate governance practices, in addition to other duties conferred on it by the Board of Directors and contained in its Articles of Incorporation.

**CHAPTER VI** 

**The Executive Board**

**Art. 36 -** The Executive Board, whose members will be elected and dismissed at any time by the Board of Directors, will be composed of the President and up to 15 (fifteen) Executive Vice-Presidents, of a statutory nature, residing in the country, respecting the minimum of 3 (three) members, with a unified management term of 2 (two) years, being allowed renewals.

**Paragraph 1 -** The Board of Directors shall observe in the choice and election of the members of the Executive Board their professional capacity, notorious knowledge and expertise in the respective areas of contact and the alignment of their professional profile to the duties of the position.

**Paragraph 2 -** The members of the Executive Board shall exercise their positions on a full-time basis and with exclusive dedication to the service of the Company, exceptionally allowed, after justification and approval by the Board of Directors, the concomitant exercise in management positions of subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company and in management/deliberative boards of other companies and associations.

**Paragraph 3** - A person who has already completed 65 (sixty-five) years of age on the date of the election cannot be elected to occupy a position on the Executive Board, except in exceptional cases duly justified and approved by the Board of Directors.

**Art. 37 -** The members of the Executive Board may not depart from the position for more than thirty consecutive days or not, without leave or authorization from the Board of Directors.

**Paragraph 1 -** The President and the other Executive Vice-Presidents shall be entitled, annually, to thirty (30) days of paid leave, with the prior authorization of the Executive Board, which may be accumulated up to a maximum of two (2) periods, being prohibited its conversion into cash and indemnity.

**Paragraph 2 -** In the event of temporary leave, or enjoyment of leave, including paid leave, of any of the members of the Executive Board, the President of the Company shall designate the substitute among the other members of the collegiate, and shall also designate its eventual substitute.

**Paragraph 3 -** In the event of a permanent vacancy in the position of Executive Vice President, the same criterion set forth in Paragraph 2 shall be used to designate the temporary substitute, who shall act until the election and investiture of the new member, thus filling the vacant position, for the term remaining to the replaced.

**Paragraph 4 -** In the event of vacancy in the position of President, the Board of Directors shall appoint the temporary substitute, among the other members of the Executive Board, who shall act until the election and investiture of the new President.

**Art. 38 -** It is incumbent upon the Executive Board and its members to exercise the management of the Company's business, in accordance with the mission, objectives, strategies and guidelines established by the Board of Directors.

**Paragraph 1 -** The Board of Directors may delegate duties to the Executive Board, except for those expressly provided for by law and subject to the powers established in such delegations.

**Paragraph 2 -** The duties of the Executive Board may be delegated to the other hierarchical bodies of the Company, except for those expressly provided for in the applicable legislation and regulations and subject to the limits provided for in the Company's instruments

**Art. 39 -** The Executive Board is responsible for:

**I** **-** evaluate and submit to the Board of Directors the deliberative matters within its scope, including: (a) the bases and guidelines for the preparation of the strategic plan, as well as the annual programs and multiannual plans; (b) the strategic plan, as well as the respective multiannual plans and annual spending and investment programs of the Company with the respective projects; (c) the Company's costing and investment budgets; (d) the performance result of the Company's activities; (e) the policies and regulations and other regulations of the Board of Directors;

**II** **-** take the appropriate measures for the faithful execution of the guidelines and resolutions established by the Board of Directors and the Shareholders' Meeting and, except for the hypotheses of mandatory submission to the Board of Directors, express its opinion on acts and approve contracts in accordance with the internal regulations in force defined by Eletrobras that regulate the levels of approval in Eletrobras companies;

**III** **-** approve the other policies of Eletrobras companies and Eletrobras standards, and may extend them to subsidiaries;

**IV** **-** prepare Eletrobras's costing and investment budgets, in line with the strategic plan and with the annual programs and multiannual business and management plans, and monitor their execution;

**V** **–** approve changes in the organizational structure of the Company and its subsidiaries;

**VI** **-** approve the creation and extinction of non-statutory Committees and Commissions, linked to the Executive Board or its members, approving the respective operating rules, attributions and limits of competence for performance;

**VII** **-** define its Internal Regulations and any changes;

**VIII** **-** instruct the Company's representatives in the Shareholders' Meetings of its subsidiaries and affiliates and in the associations in which Eletrobras appears as a member, in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Directors, as well as with the applicable corporate guidelines;

**IX** **-** deliberate on the matters that may be submitted by the President or by any other Executive Vice President.

**X** **-** delegate competence to the Executive Vice Presidents to decide, in isolation, on issues included in the duties of the Executive Board;

**XI** **-** delegate powers to Executive Vice Presidents and employees to authorize expenses, establishing limits and conditions;

**XII** **-** define the staffing of the Company's areas;

**XIII** **-** supervise the negotiation process with union entities, as well as propose mediation and collective bargaining agreements;

**XIV** **-** Ensure the implementation of the Company's strategic plan and multi-annual plans and annual spending and investment programs with the respective projects, respecting the approved budget limits;

**XV** **-** Monitor the sustainability of the business, strategic risks and respective mitigation measures, preparing management reports with management indicators;

**XVI** **-** Monitor and control the activities of the companies in which the Company participates, or with which it is associated;

**XVII** **-** prepare, in each year, the Management Report, the financial statements, the proposal for the distribution of dividends and the payment of interest on equity and the application of surplus amounts, to be submitted to the Board of Directors, the Fiscal Council and the Audit and Risk Committee, and to the examination and resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting;

**XVIII** **-** approve the Company's quarterly financial information;

**XIX** **-** approve the commercialization of rights arising from the results of research, development and innovation of its subsidiaries, related to the energy sector;

**XX** **-** establish voting guidance for all Eletrobras subsidiary companies in Meetings of the Electric Energy Trading Chamber – CCEE;

**XXI** **-** resolve on the acquisition, sale or encumbrance of movable and immovable property, in accordance with the levels established in the Regulation of Authorities of the Eletrobras companies;

**XXII** **-** supervise and monitor business companies, including Special Purpose Entities - SPEs, in which it holds equity interest, with regard to governance practices, results presented and control, proportional to the relevance, materiality and risks of the business;

**XXIII** **-** evaluate the results of its business and monitor the sustainability of its business activities, strategic risks and respective mitigation measures, preparing management reports with management indicators;

**XXIV** **-** resolve on making and accepting donations with or without charges and other reasonable free acts, subject to the provisions of the Eletrobras Companies' Integrity Program and the Eletrobras Companies' Code of Ethical Conduct and Integrity, in accordance with the levels established in the Eletrobras Companies' Regulations, and also considering the Company's social responsibilities, as provided for in paragraph 4 of article 154 of the Brazilian Corporation Law;

**XXV** **-** approve Eletrobras's appointments to fiscal directors of subsidiaries, investees, associations and foundations, in addition to the appointments of subsidiaries to administrative and fiscal bodies of its investees, associations and foundations, in accordance with the scope defined in internal regulations prepared by Eletrobras; and

**XXVI** **-** resolve on amendments to shareholders' agreements to be signed by Eletrobras and its subsidiaries, when they do not involve aspects related to art. 118 of Law 6.404/1976.

**CHAPTER VII** 

**Duties of the President and the Executive Vice-Presidents**

**Art. 40 -** It is incumbent upon the President of the Company, without prejudice to other activities attributed to them by the Board of Directors:

**I** **-** to call, chair and coordinate the work of the meetings of the Executive Board;

**II** **-** to propose to the Board of Directors the appointment of the Executive Vice-Presidents and, when applicable, the members of the subsidiaries' boards of directors;

**III** **-** to provide information to the Board of Directors and the Fiscal Council of the Company;

**IV** **-** to promote the formulation, management and monitoring of the strategic planning and the multiannual and annual business and management plans of Eletrobras, as well as to supervise their preparation and execution;

**V** **-** to represent Eletrobras, judicially or extrajudicially, or before other companies and the general public, and may delegate such duties to any Executive Vice President, as well as appoint representatives, attorneysin-fact, agents or proxies, always specifying, in a specific instrument, the extent of the delegated powers;

**VI** **-** together with another Executive Vice President, move the financial resources of Eletrobras and sign acts and contracts, and this option may be delegated to the other Executive Vice Presidents and to attorneys-infact or employees of Eletrobras, in accordance with the scope defined by the Executive Board; and

**VII** **-** coordinate the activities of the members of the Executive Board.

**Art. 41 -** The duties of the other Executive Vice-Presidents are, without prejudice to other activities assigned to them by the Board of Directors:

**I** **-** manage, supervise and evaluate the performance of the activities of the areas under its direct responsibility, as well as perform management acts related to these activities, being able to set value limits for delegation of the practice of these acts, respecting the corporate rules approved by the Executive Board.

**II** **-** participate in the meetings of the Executive Board, report the proposals for resolutions under its management and report the technical and operational activities of the wholly-owned subsidiaries and companies in which the Company participates or with which it is associated;

**III** **-** comply with and enforce the general orientation of the company's business established by the Board of

Directors in the management of its specific area of operation;

**IV** **-** designate employees for missions abroad; and

**V** **-** approve admissions, dismissals and promotions for leadership positions in the areas under their direct reporting.

**Art. 42 -** The Executive Vice President who is assigned the function of Investor Relations, is responsible for representing the Company before the CVM and other entities of the capital market and financial institutions, as well as regulatory bodies of the capital market and stock exchanges, national and foreign, in which the Company has securities admitted to trading, in addition to enforcing the regulatory rules applicable to the Company regarding the records maintained with the CVM and with the regulatory bodies and stock exchanges in which the Company has securities admitted to trading.

**CHAPTER VIII**

**The Fiscal Council**

**Art. 43 -** The Fiscal Council, of non-permanent operation, when installed by the shareholders' meeting, in the form of the law, shall consist of 3 (three) to 5 (five) members and their respective alternates, elected by the Shareholders' Meeting, all residing in the Country, who shall hold their positions until the first annual shareholders' meeting to be held after their election, and may be reelected, subject to the requirements and impediments set forth in the legislation, in these Articles of Incorporation and, as applicable, in the Company's internal regulations that provide for indications of managers and fiscal directors.

**Paragraph 1 -** The holders of preferred shares without voting rights, or with restricted vote, shall have the right to elect, in a separate vote, 1 (one) member and respective alternate.

**Paragraph 2 -** In case of vacancy, resignation, impediment or unjustified absence to two (2) consecutive meetings, or three interspersed meetings, in the last twelve (12) meetings, the member of the Fiscal Council shall be replaced, until the end of the term of action, by the respective alternate.

**Paragraph 3 -** The members of the Fiscal Council will be invested in their positions by signing the instrument of investiture in the book of minutes and opinions of the Fiscal Council, at which time they will express adherence and commitment to comply with the Code of Ethical Conduct and Integrity of Eletrobras Companies and other internal regulations issued by the Company.

**Article 44 -** The remuneration of the members of the Fiscal Council, in addition to the mandatory reimbursement of the expenses of locomotion, food and stay necessary for the performance of the function, will be fixed annually by the Shareholders' Meeting, observing the minimum limit established in the Brazilian Corporation Law.

**Article 45 -** It is incumbent upon the Fiscal Council, without prejudice to other duties conferred on it by virtue of legal provision or by determination of the Shareholders' Meeting:

**I** **-** supervise, by any of its members, the acts of the managers and verify the fulfillment of their legal and statutory duties;

**II** **-** give an opinion on the annual report of the administration, stating in its opinion the additional information it deems necessary or useful for the resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting;

**III** **-** give an opinion on the proposals of the managers, to be submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting, regarding the modification of the capital, issuance of debentures or subscription bonuses, investment plans or capital budgets, distribution of dividends, transformation, incorporation, merger or spin-off of the Company;

**IV** **-** report, by any of its members, to the management bodies and, if they do not take the necessary measures to protect the interests of the Company, to the Shareholders' Meeting, the errors, frauds or crimes they discover, and suggest useful measures to the Company;

**V** **-** convene the Annual Shareholders' Meeting if the managers delay this call for more than one month, and the Extraordinary whenever there are serious or urgent reasons, including in the agenda of the meetings the matters that they consider necessary;

**VI** **-** analyze, at least quarterly, the balance sheet and other financial statements prepared periodically by the Executive Board;

**VII** **-** examine the financial statements for the fiscal year and give an opinion on them;

**VIII** **-** approve its Internal Regulations and any amendments;

**IX** **-** monitor the equity, financial and budgetary execution, being able to examine books, any other documents and request information;

**X** **-** perform the duties of items I to VIII during any liquidation of the Company; and

**XI** **-** perform the annual self-assessment of its performance.

**Sole paragraph -** The members of the Fiscal Council shall participate, obligatorily, in the meetings of the

Board of Directors in which the matters referred to in items II, III and VII of this Article must be considered.

**Art. 46 -** The Fiscal Council shall meet, ordinarily, once a month, and, extraordinarily, whenever called, in accordance with its Internal Regulations.

**Sole paragraph -** It is incumbent upon the Fiscal Council to elect its President, under the terms of its Internal Regulations.

**CHAPTER IX** 

**Internal Audit, Integrity, Compliance, Internal Control,** 

**Corporate Risks and Manifestation Handling**

**Art. 47 -** The Company will have an Internal Audit, linked directly to the Board of Directors, whose activities are reported directly to the Board of Directors, or through the Audit and Risk Committee.

**Paragraph 1 -** The Internal Audit shall be responsible for providing an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's processes, as well as advising the Board of Directors, the Audit and Risk Committee, the Executive Board and the Fiscal Council.

**Paragraph 2 -** The holder of the Internal Audit shall be appointed and dismissed by the Board of Directors.

**Art. 48 -** The Company will have an area with responsibility to perform Integrity, Compliance, Internal Controls, Corporate Risks and Manifestation Handling functions, observing qualifications and independence in accordance with current legislation.

**CHAPTER X** 

**Fiscal Year and Financial Statements**

**Art. 49 -** The fiscal year shall coincide with the calendar year, beginning on January 1<sup>st</sup> and ending on December 31<sup>st</sup> of each year, and shall comply with the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation and the applicable legislation.

**Paragraph 1 -** In each fiscal year, it will be mandatory to distribute a dividend of not less than 25% (twenty-five percent) of the net income, adjusted under the terms of the Law, subject to the rules of the Company's Dividend Distribution Policy.

**Paragraph 2 -** The amount of interest, paid or credited, as interest on equity, pursuant to art. 9, § 7, of Law

No. 9249, of 1995, and the relevant legislation and regulations, may be imputed to the holders of common shares and the minimum annual dividend of preferred shares, integrating such amount to the amount of dividends distributed by Eletrobras for all legal purposes.

**Art. 50 -** After the legal reserve is constituted, the allocation of the remaining portion of the net income determined at the end of each fiscal year will be, upon proposal of the Management, submitted to the resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting, observing the following allocation:

**I** **-** at least 25% (twenty-five percent) of the balance of net income for the year, obtained after deducting the legal reserve referred to in the caput of this article, will be distributed as a dividend to all shareholders of the Company, pursuant to paragraph 1 of art. 49;

**II** **-** up to 75% (seventy-five percent) of the net income for the year will be allocated to the investment reserve, in order to ensure the maintenance and development of the activities that make up the Company's corporate purpose, whose accumulated balance may not exceed 75% (seventy-five percent) of the paid-in capital.

**Art. 51 -** The Board of Directors, at the proposal of the Executive Board, may determine the drawing up of balance sheets in periods shorter than the annual period and declare dividends or interest on equity to the profit account calculated in these balance sheets, as well as declare them to the account of retained earnings or profit reserves existing in the last annual or intermediate balance sheet.

**Art. 52 -** Dividends and interest on equity will be paid at the times and places indicated by the Executive Board, reverting to Eletrobras those that are not claimed within 3 (three) years after the date of commencement of payment.

**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 9, 2023

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| CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS | CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS |
| By: | /S/ Elvira Baracuhy Cavalcanti Presta<br>|
|  | **Elvira Baracuhy Cavalcanti Presta**<br> **CFO and Investor Relations Officer** |

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**FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**

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