SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of June, 2018

Commission File Number 1-34129



CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)



Avenida Presidente Vargas, 409 - 13th floor,
Edifício Herm. Stoltz - Centro, CEP 20071-003,
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

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.

Yes _______ No___X____


 

  

 

RELEVANT FACT

 

CENTRAIS ELETRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A

CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26

OPEN COMPANY

 

 

 

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A (“Companhia” ou “Eletrobras”) hereby informs its shareholders and the Market in general that  it has become aware that the Judge of the 49th Labor Court of Rio de Janeiro (REGIONAL LABOR COURT - 1ST REGION), in a decision of urgency, rendered in the PROCESS: 0100071-78.2018.5.01.0049, determined that the Company and the other defendants (AMAZONAS DISTRIBUIDORA DE ENERGIA S.A. - AMAZONAS ENERGIA, CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS DE RONDÔNIA - CERON, COMPANHIA DE ELETRICIDADE DO ACRE - ELETROACRE, COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE ALAGOAS - CEAL and COMPANHIA ENERGÉTICA DO PIAUÍ - CEPISA) “to refrain from proceeding with the privatization process so that they may individually or collectively submit, within a period of up to 90 (ninety) days, a study on the impact of privatization on current employment contracts."

 

 

The Company will analyze the appropriate measures and will keep the market informed.

 

 

 

 

Rio de Janeiro, June 5, 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE
 
 
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.

Date: June 5, 2018
CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS
By:
/SArmando Casado de Araujo
 
Armando Casado de Araujo
Chief Financial and Investor Relation Officer
 
 

 

 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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