Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
July 30 2021 - 6:01AM
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UNITED STATES
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
July, 2021
Commission File Number
1-15106
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO
S.A. – PETROBRAS
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Brazilian Petroleum
Corporation – PETROBRAS
(Translation of Registrant's
name into English)
Avenida República
do Chile, 65
20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of 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____
Petrobras signs contract for sale of power companies
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Rio de Janeiro, July 29, 2021 -
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/11/2020, informs that today it signed contracts
for the sale of its 20% stakes in Termelétrica Potiguar S.A. (TEP) and 40% in Companhia Energética Manauara S.A. (CEM) to
Global Participações Energia S.A. (GPE), through its subsidiaries GFT Participações S.A. and GFM Participações
S.A., respectively. The total amount of the transactions is R$ 160.3 million, of which R$ 81.3 million by TEP and R$ 79 million by CEM,
to be paid upon closing of the transactions, subject to the adjustments provided for in the contracts.
The transactions are subject to
the fulfillment of precedent conditions, such as approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).
This disclosure to the market is
in accordance with Petrobras' internal rules and with the special regime for divestment of assets by federal mixed economy companies,
provided for in Decree 9,188/2017.
This operation is aligned with the
company's portfolio optimization strategy and capital allocation improvement, aiming at value maximization.
About the power companies
TEP is a holding company controlled
by GPE (holding 80% of its capital stock, Petrobras holding the remaining 20%) that holds direct equity stakes in Areia Energia S.A. and
Água Limpa Energia S.A., owners of small hydroelectric plants, located in Tocantins, with installed capacities of 11.4 MW and 14.0
MW, respectively. In addition, TEP owns 60% of CEM's share capital (Petrobras owns the other 40%). CEM owns a natural gas thermoelectric
plant located in the state of Amazonas, with 85.4 MW of installed capacity.
About GPE
GPE has operated in the power generation segment
since 2001, controlling seven plants distributed in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Amazonas, Tocantins and Bahia. GPE recently signed
a contract with Petrobras to buy three more thermoelectric plants, located in the Camaçari Industrial Cluster in the state of Bahia.
www.petrobras.com.br/ir
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
| Investors Relations
e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. República do Chile, 65 – 1803 –
20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540
This document may contain forecasts within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Trading Act of 1934, as amended
(Trading Act) that reflect the expectations of the Company's officers. The terms: "anticipates", "believes", "expects",
"predicts", "intends", "plans", "projects", "aims", "should," and similar
terms, aim to identify such forecasts, which evidently involve risks or uncertainties, predicted or not by the Company. Therefore, future
results of the Company's operations may differ from current expectations, and the reader should not rely solely on the information included
herein.
SIGNATURES
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: July 29, 2021
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Rodrigo Araujo Alves
______________________________
Rodrigo Araujo Alves
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
Officer
Petroleo Brasileiro ADR (NYSE:PBR)
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