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 March, 2023
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
Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor
20231-030 – 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
on new candidate for Board of Directors
—
Rio
de Janeiro, March 8, 2023 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following the press releases of 02/28/2023 and 03/01/2023,
informs that it has received an official letter from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) requesting rectification of the nominations
of candidates who will compose the slate of the Federal Government, as the controlling shareholder, of the eight vacancies of the Board
of Directors (BoD) whose elections will take place in the next General Meeting of Shareholders of Petrobras.
In
place of Mr. Carlos Eduardo Turchetto Santos, the controlling shareholder is appointing Mr. Efrain Pereira da Cruz.
Thus,
the nominated candidates are:
Candidate |
Position |
Pietro
Adamo Sampaio Mendes |
Chairman |
Jean
Paul Terra Prates |
BoD
member and Petrobras CEO |
Efrain
Pereira da Cruz |
BoD
member |
Vitor
Eduardo de Almeida Saback |
BoD
member |
Eugênio
Tiago Chagas Cordeiro e Teixeira |
BoD
member |
Bruno
Moretti |
BoD
member |
Sergio
Machado Rezende |
BoD
member |
Suzana
Kahn Ribeiro |
BoD
member |
This
appointment, as well as the others, will be submitted to the Company's internal governance procedures, observing the Policy for Appointing
Senior Management Members, for the analysis of legal and management and integrity requirements and subsequent manifestation by the People
Committee, under the terms of article 21, paragraph 4, of Decree 8945/2016, amended by Decree 11048/2022.
Below
is the CV of the nominated candidate.
www.petrobras.com.br/ri
Para mais informações:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. –
PETROBRAS | Relações com Investidores
e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19 Andar
– 20231-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540
Este documento pode
conter previsões segundo o significado da Seção 27A da Lei de Valores Mobiliários de 1933, conforme alterada
(Lei de Valores Mobiliários) e Seção 21E da lei de Negociação de Valores Mobiliários de 1934
conforme alterada (Lei de Negociação) que refletem apenas expectativas dos administradores da Companhia. Os termos: “antecipa”,
“acredita”, “espera”, “prevê”, “pretende”, “planeja”, “projeta”,
“objetiva”, “deverá”, bem como outros termos similares, visam a identificar tais previsões, as quais,
evidentemente, envolvem riscos ou incertezas, previstos ou não, pela Companhia. Portanto, os resultados futuros das operações
da Companhia podem diferir das atuais expectativas, e, o leitor não deve se basear exclusivamente nas informações
aqui contidas.
Efrain
Pereira da Cruz. Mr. Efrain Pereira da Cruz is a former Director of
the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL), former President of the Association of Energy Regulators of Portuguese-Speaking Countries
(RELOP), professor at the Brazilian Institute of Teaching, Development and Research (IDP) and member of the National Council for Consumer
Defense (CNDC) with the Ministry of Justice. He is a lawyer, specialist in Energy Law, with a post-graduate degree in Public Law and
a master's degree in Law and Development. He was Director of Centrais Elétricas de Rondônia (Ceron), of Companhia de Eletricidade
do Acre (Eletroacre) and consulting member of the Special Commission on Energy of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association
(OAB) in 2015 and 2016.
www.petrobras.com.br/ri
Para mais informações:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. –
PETROBRAS | Relações com Investidores
e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19 Andar
– 20231-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947 | 0800-282-1540
Este documento pode
conter previsões segundo o significado da Seção 27A da Lei de Valores Mobiliários de 1933, conforme alterada
(Lei de Valores Mobiliários) e Seção 21E da lei de Negociação de Valores Mobiliários de 1934
conforme alterada (Lei de Negociação) que refletem apenas expectativas dos administradores da Companhia. Os termos: “antecipa”,
“acredita”, “espera”, “prevê”, “pretende”, “planeja”, “projeta”,
“objetiva”, “deverá”, bem como outros termos similares, visam a identificar tais previsões, as quais,
evidentemente, envolvem riscos ou incertezas, previstos ou não, pela Companhia. Portanto, os resultados futuros das operações
da Companhia podem diferir das atuais expectativas, e, o leitor não deve se basear exclusivamente nas informações
aqui contidas.
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: March
8, 2023
PETRÓLEO
BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Rodrigo Araujo Alves
______________________________
Rodrigo
Araujo Alves
Chief
Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
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