Legal Victory Clears Path for Eletrobrás Restructuring and Green Transition

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A Brazilian labor court has removed a significant legal obstacle for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras - Eletrobrás, now operating under the AXIA Energia brand. The ruling allows the state-privatized power utility to proceed with a major internal reorganization and capital restructuring plan that had been temporarily blocked.

On January 23, a labor court in Rio de Janeiro reversed its own prior decision and dissolved an injunction that had been secured by labor unions. The unions had sought to halt the company's plan to capitalize retained earnings, a measure approved in December 2025, along with a related bonus share program. In its revised ruling, the court stated it could identify no tangible risks to the workforce and emphasized the demonstrated financial stability of AXIA Energia.

This judicial outcome provides the management team with crucial certainty for its financial planning. The company can now advance its internal financial realignment without immediate concerns over frozen accounts or blocked distributions. Market observers are now focused on how swiftly the leadership can convert this regained operational freedom into concrete progress.

Streamlined Share Structure and Capital Boost

Concurrent with its legal success, the corporation has finalized a cleanup of its share classes. As planned, the company completed the cancellation and conversion of its Class "R" preferred shares. Shareholders received a one-time payment of approximately R$1.30 per share in mid-January.

This move is a key component of a broader strategy to simplify governance structures following the firm's privatization in 2022, aligning them more closely with private-sector standards. Through these combined actions, AXIA Energia capitalized roughly R$30 billion in retained earnings.

• Legal Hurdle Overcome: Court lifts blockade on profit usage and capital measures.
• Share Class Consolidation: Class R preferred share cancellation successfully finalized.
• Strategic Portfolio Shift: Full transition to a 100% renewable energy generation portfolio completed.

Complete Pivot to Renewable Energy Generation

The strategic overhaul extends deeply into the company's power generation assets. Eletrobrás has executed a full exit from fossil fuels by selling its portfolio of thermal power plants to the J&F Group for R$3.6 billion. The company's power generation now relies entirely on renewable sources.

Further stability was secured through a late-2025 settlement with the Brazilian government, ratified by the Supreme Court. This agreement formalizes the state's future role, granting it three out of ten seats on the company's administrative council.

Investor attention now turns to upcoming corporate events. The group is scheduled to release its fourth-quarter 2025 results in mid-March. The ordinary general meeting, set for April 15, 2026, will represent the next significant milestone in the corporation's full transition to the AXIA Energia brand.