MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A

CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26 | NIRE: 533.0000085-9

PUBLIC COMPANY

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A ("Company" or "Eletrobras") (B3: ELET3, ELET5 & ELET6; NYSE:

EBR & EBR.B; LATIBEX: XELT.O & XELT.B) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general, that it received a request for information from the Division of Enforcement of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 20, 2021 regarding its compulsory loan and related litigation filed with the SEC in its Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 in connection with an investigation the SEC is conducting.

The Company is currently in the process of gathering the documentation to respond to this information request and intends to cooperate fully with the investigation.

Rio de Janeiro, April 30, 2021.

Elvira Cavalcanti Presta

CEO (Interim) and CFO and Investor Relations Officer

Internet: www.eletrobras.com/elb/ri

E-mail: ombudsman-ri@eletrobras.com

Address: Rua da Quitanda, 196 - 9º andar. 20090-070, Centro. Rio de Janeiro - RJ

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This document may contain estimates and projections that are not statements of past events, but reflect the beliefs and expectations of our management and may constitute estimates and projections of future events under Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "believes," "may," "estimates," "continues," "anticipates," "intends," "expects" and similar are intended to identify estimates that necessarily involve risks and uncertainties, known or unknown. Known risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general economic, regulatory, political and commercial conditions in Brazil and abroad, variations in interest rates, inflation and the value of the Real, changes in the volumes and pattern of consumer use of electricity, competition conditions, our level of indebtedness, the possibility of receiving payments related to our receivables, changes in the levels of rainfall and water in the reservoirs used to operate our hydroelectric plants, our financing and capital investment plans, existing and future government regulations, and other risks described in our annual report and other documents registered with the CVM and SEC. Estimates and projections refer only to the date they were provided and we undertake no obligation to update any of such estimates or projections due to the occurrence of new information or future events. Future results of our operations and initiatives may differ from current expectations and investors should not rely solely on the information contained herein. This material contains calculations that may not reflect accurate results due to rounding.

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