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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-000170
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250127
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250127

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001439124
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		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:		25555773

	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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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Report of Foreign Private Issuer<BR>
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>For the month of January, 2025</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Commission File Number 1-34129</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CENTRAIS EL&Eacute;TRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A.
- ELETROBR&Aacute;S</B></P>

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charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Rua da Quitanda, 196 &ndash; 24th floor,<BR>
Centro, CEP 20091-005,<BR>
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center">Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center">Yes _______ No___X____</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/16pt Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CENTRAIS EL&Eacute;TRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. &ndash;
ELETROBRAS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/16pt Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.05pt">(Public company)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/16pt Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CNPJ No. 00.001.180/0001-26</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 6pt 0; text-align: center">NOTICE OF MEETING</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Extraordinary General Meeting</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">We hereby invite the Shareholders of Centrais El&eacute;tricas
Brasileiras S.A. &ndash; Eletrobras (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) to convene at an Extraordinary General Meeting (&ldquo;<U>Meeting</U>&rdquo;
and &ldquo;<U>EGM</U>&rdquo;), to be held exclusively in digital form, in accordance with Law No. 6.404, dated December 15, 1976, as amended
(&ldquo;<U>LSA</U>&rdquo;), CVM Resolution No. 81, dated March 29, 2022, as amended (&ldquo;<U>CVM Resolution 81</U>&rdquo;), CVM Resolution
No. 204, dated June 4, 2024 (&ldquo;<U>CVM Resolution 204</U>&rdquo;), and the Company&rsquo;s Bylaws, to be held on February 26, 2025,
at 2:00 PM, via the digital platform Zoom (&ldquo;<U>Digital Platform</U>&rdquo;), to deliberate on the Agenda listed below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"><U>Agenda</U>:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify"><B>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Approve
the detailed description of the Company's corporate purpose to mention the retail form of electricity trading, as an example of a corporate
act resulting from the activities of electricity generation and transmission, with the consequent amendment to item I of Article 3 of
the Company's Bylaws (&quot;<U>Bylaws</U>&quot;).</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify"><B>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
approve the following amendments to the Company's Bylaws:&nbsp;</B>(a) (a.i) inclusion of the new paragraph 1 and amendment of paragraph
2 of article 22, as well as the renumbering of paragraph 1 to 'paragraph 2' and paragraph 2 to 'paragraph 6'; and (a.2) inclusion of items
IV and V to paragraph 1, and paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5 and 12 to article 22; (b) removal of article 29; (c) inclusion of paragraph 4 to article
43; and (d) amendment to article 53, as well as other renumbering of articles, items, and paragraphs as applicable, according to the Management
Proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify"><B>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Approve
the following amendments to the Bylaws</B>: (a) amendment to item II and the heading of article 26; (b) amendment to the heading and paragraphs
2, 3 and 4 of article 28; (c) amendment to paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 30, as well as renumbering to 'article 29'; (d) (d.1) inclusion
of item XXIII to article 31, as well as renumbering to 'article 30'; (d.2) amendment to items XIV, XVI, XIX, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII, XXXI,
XXXIV of article 31, amendment to items II and III of paragraph 4 of article 31; (e) amendment to paragraph 1, its items I and II, and
inclusion of item III, and amendment to paragraph 2, all of article 32; (f) (f.1) Amendment to the heading of article 33, as well as renumbering
to 'article 32'; (f.2) amendment to the heading of article 34 and inclusion of item I, replacement and amendment of the sole paragraph
of article 34 by item II of article 34, as well as renumbering to 'article 33' and (f.3) amendment to the heading
of article 35, as well as renumbering to 'article 34'; and (f.4) inclusion of 'article 35'; (g) (g.1) amendment to sub-item (e) of item
I and amendment to items VI, XXI, and XXIV of article 39; and (g.2) inclusion of items XXVII and XXVIII to article 39; (h) amendment to
item VI of article 40; (i) deletion of item XI of article 45; (j) amendment to the title of CHAPTER X; and (k) amendment to the title
of CHAPTER XI, as well as other renumbering of articles, items, and paragraphs as applicable, according to the Management Proposal.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/120% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify"><B>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
any of the resolutions set out in items 1 to 3 above are approved, to approve: (i) the consolidation of the Company's Bylaws, considering
all amendments approved by the shareholders at the Meeting, including adjustments to renumbering, use of defined terms, and cross-references
applicable to the provisions of the Bylaws, due to the inclusion or exclusion of provisions, as provided in items 1 to 3 and as approved
by the National Electric Energy Agency &ndash; Aneel (&quot;<U>Aneel</U>&quot;), pursuant to Annex I of Aneel Normative Resolution No.
948, of November 16, 2021; and (ii) if necessary, that the board of directors take administrative measures to reflect in the consolidated
version of the Bylaws what was approved by the shareholders at the meeting and by Aneel, including the renumbering and cross-reference
adjustments applicable to other provisions of the Bylaws, including for the purpose of filing, publication and compliance with other applicable
legal and regulatory provisions.&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Digital Meeting and Distance Voting Ballot</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company's decision to hold the EGM exclusively
digitally, under the terms of the LSA, CVM Resolution 81, CVM Resolution 204, and the Company's Bylaws, aims to facilitate the participation
of Shareholders and others involved in the EGM. Additionally, Shareholders will be granted participation in the Meeting through a distance
voting ballot (&quot;<U>BVD</U>&quot;), under the terms of CVM Resolution 81 and CVM Resolution 204, who may send their BVDs through their
respective bookkeeping agent, custodian, central depository or the directly by Company, as stated in the BVD to be made available by the
Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0">Thus, shareholder participation may be:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 35.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">via BVD, with detailed
instructions regarding the documentation required for remote voting included in the BVD, which can be accessed on the <I>websites</I>
listed below; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 35.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif">(ii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">via Digital Platform,
personally or by a duly constituted proxy, under the terms of article 126, paragraph 1, from LSA, in which case the shareholder may: (a)
simply participate in the EGM, whether or not they have sent the BVD; or (b) participate and vote in the EGM, noting that if the shareholder
has already sent the BVD and wishes to vote at the
Meeting via Digital Platform, all voting instructions received via BVD will be disregarded, in accordance with article 28, paragraph 2,
I and II, of CVM Resolution 81.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">Guidelines on the conduct rules to be adopted at
the EGM will be available on the Digital Platform.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0"><B>Distance Voting Ballot (BVD)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">Shareholders may participate
in the EGM via BVD. Instructions regarding the documentation required for remote voting are included in the BVD, available on the websites:
</FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://ri.eletrobras.com/</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">, </FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://sistemas.cvm.gov.br/
</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">and </FONT><FONT STYLE="color: rgb(0,112,192)"><U>https://www.b3.com.br/pt_br/</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">The BVD will be considered <U>invalid</U> and will
not be processed by the Company if it is not accompanied by the necessary documentation to prove the Shareholder or representation status
and/or if it is delivered after the deadline of <U>4 (four) days before </U>the EGM.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">Until the submission deadline, the BVD may be corrected
and resubmitted by the Shareholder to the Company, following the procedures and other deadlines provided in CVM Resolution 81, noting
that no BVD will be accepted after the deadline. If there are items not filled out after the 4 (four) days preceding the EGM, the Company
will consider them as an instruction equivalent to abstaining from voting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">A Shareholder who has already sent the BVD may also
register and accredit themselves to participate in the EGM via the Digital Platform, provided they do so in the manner and within the
deadline established in item&nbsp;&ldquo;Access to the Meeting&rdquo;&nbsp;below. In this case, the Shareholder may:</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: black">simply participate in the EGM, in which case the voting instructions received
via BVD will be counted by the EGM presiding board; or</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: black">participate and vote in the EGM, in which case the corresponding voting instructions
received via BVD will be disregarded by the EGM presiding board.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0"><B>Access to the Meeting</B></P>

<P STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">Shareholders
who wish to participate or vote in the EGM, via Digital Platform, must register on the website </FONT><U>https://qicentral.com.br/m/age-eletrobras-2025-01
</U><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">and&nbsp;attach all necessary documents for qualification until 11:59 PM on February 24, 2025.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Required Documents</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">The following documents will be required from Shareholders
for qualification and participation and/or voting in the EGM via Digital Platform:</P>


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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 35.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">if an <B>individual</B>,
(a) a copy of a legally recognized identification document with a recent photo and national validity, as well as within the validity period
(if applicable); or (b) in the case of being represented by an attorney-in-fact, a copy of the power of attorney signed less than 1 (one)
year ago, along with the official identity document with a photo of the attorney-in-fact, provided that the attorney-in-fact must be another
Shareholder, a Company administrator, or a lawyer regularly registered with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 35.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif">(ii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">if an <B>incorporated
entity</B>, (a) updated constitutive acts of the Shareholder and the act that grants the representative(s) sufficient powers to represent
within the scope of the EGM, duly registered with the competent bodies, along with the official photo ID of the said representative(s);
and (b) if applicable, a power of attorney duly granted in accordance with the law and/or the Shareholder's constitutive acts, along with
the official photo ID of the attorney;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 35.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif">(iii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial Nova,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">if an <B>investment
fund</B>, (a) a copy of the current and consolidated regulations of the fund, the bylaws or articles of association of the administrator
or manager, as the case may be, in accordance with the fund's voting policy; (b) corporate documents proving the powers of representation
(minutes of the election of directors, term(s) of office and/or power of attorney); (c) identification document of the legal representative(s)
with a recent photo and national validity; (d) if applicable, a copy of the power of attorney granted under its constitutive acts and
in accordance with the rules of Law No. 10406, of January 10, 2002 (&quot;<U>Civil Code</U>&quot;), along with the official photo ID of
the attorney.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">It is not necessary to send physical copies of the
Shareholders' representation documents to the Company's office, nor the notarization of the grantor's signature on the power of attorney
for Shareholder representation, notarization, consularization, apostille, and sworn translation of all foreign Shareholder representation
documents Only a simple copy of the original documents is required, to be sent via the website <FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://qicentral.com.br/m/age-eletrobras-2025-01</U></FONT>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">Powers of Attorney granted by Shareholders electronically
will only be accepted if they contain digital certification within the standards of the Brazilian Public Key Infrastructure (ICP-Brasil)
system or by another means of proving the authorship and integrity of the document in electronic form.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0"><B>Registration and Accreditation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0"><B><I>Shareholder</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">A Shareholder who wishes to participate in the EGM
via Digital Platform must complete all registration data on the website <FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://qicentral.com.br/m/age-eletrobras-2025-01
</U></FONT>and attach all supporting documents for qualification by 11:59</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">PM on February 24, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">To access the system, the Shareholder who:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040"><U>is already registered on the platform</U> must access the <I>link</I>
and use the same access credentials, entering their email and password; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040"><U>is not yet registered on the platform</U> must access the link and click
on <I>&quot;Sign up now&quot;</I> and then provide their email address. After that, the system will send a verification code to the provided
email for the Shareholder to complete their registration.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0"><B><I>Attorney</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">The attorney must register with their data on the
website <FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://qicentral.com.br/m/age-eletrobras-2025-01</U></FONT> and, through this platform,&nbsp;indicate
each Shareholder they will represent and attach the respective documents proving the Shareholder status and representation, following
the guidelines of the Management Proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">After personal registration, the attorney is automatically
directed to the registration of their represented Shareholders, but if they leave this page and want to return to add more represented
Shareholders, the attorney will need to access the website&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://qicentral.com.br/m/age-eletrobras-2025-01
</U></FONT>and log in with the password created at the time of registration to continue registering them. The attorney will receive individual
confirmation about the qualification status of each shareholder registered in their account and will provide, if necessary, the completion
of documents.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">If representing more than one Shareholder, the attorney:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">can only vote at the EGM for Shareholders whose qualification has been confirmed
by the Company; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">must pay attention to paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the Bylaws, which establishes
that Shareholders represented by the same attorney, administrator, or representative in any capacity will be considered as belonging to
the same group of shareholders for the purposes of the voting limitation established in Articles 6 and 7 of the Bylaws, except for holders
of securities issued under the Company's Depositary Receipts program, when represented by the respective depositary bank, provided they
do not fall under any of the other hypotheses provided in the caput or paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the Bylaws.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company will verify the documents and, if there
are no pending issues, the shareholder or their attorney, as the case may be, will be accredited (&quot;<U>Accredited Shareholder</U>&quot;)
and will receive, via Digital Platform, confirmation of their accreditation to participate in the EGM.</P>


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<P STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 1.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">In
case of <U>insufficient documentation</U>, the Shareholder must complete it on the same website </FONT><U>https://qicentral.com.br/m/age-eletrobras-2025-01</U><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">,
by 11:59 PM on February 24, 2025. <B>No additional time&nbsp;</B>will be provided for the correction of insufficient documentation</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="color: #404040; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">If a certain Accredited Shareholder
does not receive confirmation for virtual access to the EGM at least <B><U>8 (eight) hours</U></B> before the start time of the EGM, they
should contact&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;&nbsp;Company's&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investor&nbsp; Relations&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;area&nbsp; via&nbsp;
email&nbsp; <B>assembleiavirtual@eletrobras.com</B> at least <B>4 (four) hours&nbsp;</B>before the start time of the EGM.</P>

<P STYLE="color: #404040; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">Access to the EGM via Digital Platform
will be restricted to Accredited Shareholders (Shareholders or their proxies, as the case may be). <B><U>The Company cautions</U>&nbsp;</B>that
Shareholders who do not submit the request and the necessary participation documents within the stipulated period will not be eligible
to participate in the EGM.</P>

<P STYLE="color: #404040; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify">Accredited Shareholders (Shareholders
or their attorneys-in-fact, as the case may be) commit to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">use the individual registration solely and exclusively for remote monitoring
of the EGM;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">not transfer or disclose, in whole or in part, the individual registration
to any third party, whether a shareholder or not, as the registration is nontransferable; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">not record or reproduce, in whole or in part, nor transfer to any third party,
whether a shareholder or not, the content or any information transmitted virtually during the EGM.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Declaration of Belonging to a Group of Shareholders</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">Due to the limitation on the exercise of voting rights
provided for in articles 6 and 7 of the Company's Bylaws, the Company requests, for the purpose of timely examination of the matter, that
Shareholders included in the legal situations contemplated in article 8 of the Bylaws inform, up to 2 (two) days before the date designated
for the EGM, that is, until 11:59 PM on February 24, 2025, who are the members of any group of shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">In the case of investment funds with a common administrator
or manager, only those whose investment and voting policies in shareholders' meetings, according to their respective regulations, are
the responsibility of the administrator or manager will be considered as members of a group of shareholders.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">The information must be provided by sending the
Declaration of Belonging to a Group of Shareholders, exclusively to the website <FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://qicentral.com.br/m/age-eletrobras-2025-01</U></FONT>,
mentioning whether:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">they are part of a voting agreement and if there are other members of the
agreement and their respective shares;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">they are part of an economic group of companies or a group of entities with
common administration or management or under the same command; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 17.85pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: #4472C4">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">they are represented by the same attorney-in-fact, administrator, or representative
in any capacity.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="color: #0070C0; font: 12pt/130% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">The
template of the Declaration of Belonging to a Group of Shareholders is available on the website </FONT><U>Assembleias - Eletrobras |
RI</U><FONT STYLE="color: #404040">.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">Shareholders who do not fall under the legal situations
contemplated in article 8 of the Bylaws will not need to send the said declaration, and the Company will consider that such Shareholders
affirm that they do not belong to any 'Group of Shareholders' and that they are responsible for such affirmation, given the informational
duty provided in the Company's Bylaws, without prejudice to the prerogative referenced in the paragraph below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">According to the provision of article 8, paragraph
5, of the Company's Bylaws, the chairman and secretary of the Assembly may, if they deem it necessary, request Shareholders to provide
documents and information to verify the possible belonging of a shareholder to a 'Group of Shareholders' that may hold ten percent (10%)
or more of the Company's voting capital.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Information and Documentation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: justify">The Management Proposal, with detailed information
on the rules and procedures for participation and/or remote voting at the EGM, including additional guidelines for sending the BVD, as
well as all pertinent documentation on the matters to be deliberated at the Assembly, in accordance with the LSA and current regulations,
are available on the Company's websites <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.05pt">(<FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://ri.eletrobras.com/</U></FONT>),
CVM (<FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://sistemas.cvm.gov.br/</U></FONT>) and B3 (<FONT STYLE="color: #006FC0"><U>https://www.b3.com.br/pt_br/</U></FONT>).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: center">Rio de Janeiro, January 24, 2025.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>VICENTE FALCONI CAMPOS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial Nova,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 13.5pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Date: January 27, 2025</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">/</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">S</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt">Eduardo Haiama</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">This press release may contain forward-looking statements.
These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates offuture
economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words &quot;anticipates&quot;, &quot;believes&quot;,
&quot;estimates&quot;, &quot;expects&quot;, &quot;plans&quot; and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal
operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends
affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect
the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected
events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic
and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from current expectations.</P>
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