RELEVANT FACT

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 8 of the 10 (ten) new members of the Company's Board of Directors, elected by the 182nd Extraordinary General Meeting, took office on this date, with the exception of the elected candidates Carlos Augusto Leone Piani and Octavio Cortes Pereira Lopes, who will have a term of up to 30 days to take office, pursuant to the first paragraph of article 149 of Law 6,404/76.

The new Board of Directors, on this date, elected Mr. Ivan de Souza Monteiro as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Vicente Falconi Campos as his replacement.

In addition, the Board of Directors elected Mr. Wilson Ferreira Júnior, as the new CEO of the Company, authorizing his take office until September 20, 2022.

Mr. Rodrigo Limp Nascimento, who was accumulating the position of CEO and interim Officer of Regulation and Institutional Relations, was elected as Officer of Regulation and Institutional Relations and should take office until September 20, 2022, remaining in the Presidency until the new CEO elect takes office.

Finally, the Board of Directors elected the new members of the Strategy, Governance and Sustainability Committee ("CEGS") and the People, Eligibility, Succession and Remuneration Committee ("CPES") as follows:

CEGS

Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues Pereira

Marisete Fatima Dadald Pereira

Marcelo Gasparino da Silva

Pedro Batista de Lima Filho

Vicente Falconi Campos

CPES

Marcelo de Siqueira Freitas

Pedro Batista de Lima Filho

Felipe Villela Dias

Ana Silvia Corso Matte

Vicente Falconi Campos

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.

The Statutory Audit and Risks Committee ("CAE") remained with the same members, with Mr. Jerônimo Antunes becomes an external member, as he is no longer a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

The Company will keep the market informed about the matter dealt with in this Relevant Fact.

Rio de Janeiro, August 05, 2022

Elvira Cavalcanti Presta

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

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.

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