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 the board member, Ms. Lucia Maria Martins Casasanta, appointed by the controlling shareholder, has resigned, as of April 14, 2021, her position on the Board of Directors of Eletrobras, whose term of office ends at the end April 2021, due to the new professional and personal challenges it intends to take on.

Lucia was the first Governance, Risk and Compliance Officer at Eletrobras, selected by an independent process from Headhunter. She led the process of contracting and executing the independent investigation, within the scope of Eletrobras Companies, during the "Lava Jato" operation, installed in Brazil. Under his direction, the Eletrobras Companies' Compliance Program - Eletrobras 5 Dimensions was implemented, which has been developing continuous actions to comply with the laws, rules, standards and regulations established for our activities, as well as for the improvement of the process prevention, detection and treatment of nonconformities, with a commitment to promote ethics and integrity in the business environment of Eletrobras Companies. In July 2020, Lucia resigned as Director and was appointed by the controlling shareholder for one of its vacancies on the Board of Directors, being, until this date, the coordinator of the Strategy, Governance and Sustainability Committee, in addition of being member of the Eligibility Committee of Eletrobras Companies.

The Company will disclose, in up to 7 (seven) business days, the full letter of resignation, as an attachment, of the minutes of the Board of Directors' meeting, which took place on this date, pursuant to the regulations of the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários - CVM, as well as, in due course, the new composition of the Strategy, Governance and Sustainability Committees and the Eligibility Committee.

Rio de Janeiro, April 13, 2021

Elvira Cavalcanti Presta

CEO (Interim) and CFO and Investor Relations Officer

Internet:www.eletrobras.com/elb/ri

EBR & EBR.B

E-mail:ombudsman-ri@eletrobras.com

LISTED

ELET3 & ELET6

Address: Rua da Quitanda - 9th floor.

20090-070, Centro. Rio de Janeiro - RJ

NYSE

Phone Number: (21) 2514-6333 / 4627

This document may contain estimates and forecasts that are not statements of fact that occurred in the past but reflect our management beliefs and expectations and may constitute future events' forecasts and estimates 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 "believe", "may", "estimate", "continue", "anticipate", "intend", "expect" and related words 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, changes in interest rates, inflation and value of the Real, changes in volumes and the pattern of use of electricity by consumer, competitive conditions, our level of indebtedness, the possibility of receiving payments related to our receivables, changes in rainfall and water levels 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 filed with CVM and SEC. Estimates and forecasts refer only to the date they were expressed and we assume no obligation to update any of these estimates or forecasts due to the occurrence of new information or future events. Future results of the Company's operations and initiatives may differ from current expectations and the investor should not rely solely on the information contained herein. This material contains calculations that may not reflect accurate results due to rounding.

Attachments

Disclaimer

Eletrobrás - Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA published this content on 13 April 2021 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 13 April 2021 22:10:03 UTC.