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# Physical or financial CPR: which to use and what are the risks?

Compare physical and financial CPRs in Brazil: settlement, collateral, pricing and delivery risks. Check the documents and clauses before signing or renewing.

**Written by:** [VMAHUB Technical Team](https://vmahub.com/en/quem-somos)

**Accounting and legal review:** [Vivian Sampaio](https://vmahub.com/en/quem-somos)

**Published:** August 5, 2026

**Last reviewed:** August 13, 2026

![Physical or financial CPR: which to use and what are the risks?](https://vmahub.com/assets/img/posts/blog/agronegocio/cpr-fisica-ou-financeira.webp)

**Direct answer:** A physical CPR settles through delivery of the specified product; a financial CPR settles in cash under its stated index or formula. Choose according to economic purpose. Neither form automatically removes climate or price risk.

This article belongs to the [Agribusiness category](https://vmahub.com/en/blog/categoria/agronegocio) and the [Rural Contracts and Credit track](https://vmahub.com/en/blog/categoria/agronegocio/contratos-e-credito-rural).

## Practical framework

Point
Physical CPR
Financial CPR

Settlement
product
money

Key risk
grade, quantity, delivery
index, value, liquidity

Evidence
storage, weight, receipt
calculation and payment

Law 8,929/1994 governs requirements, security and registration/deposit. Check creditor, crop, quantity, grade, location, maturity, formula, charges, acceleration and collateral. Never sign blanks or an irreproducible formula. Preserve the final instrument, registration, reports, invoices, deliveries and calculations. Personal guarantees may reach assets beyond the harvest.

## Risk and professional review

Do not sign, renew or acknowledge debt with blanks. Accounting must reconcile the agreement, documents, inventory, cash and tax; legal counsel should review authority, security, maturity, default and dispute resolution.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does physical CPR become financial automatically?

No; never assume conversion without valid legal basis.

### Must every CPR be registered?

Check the statutory registration/deposit rule for the form and timing.

### Does weather extinguish it?

Not automatically; contract, insurance and allocated risks matter.

### Can a guarantor’s assets be reached?

Potentially, within the guarantee and applicable law.

### Can CPR use FX variation?

Only under statutory conditions.

## Official sources

- \[CPR Law 8,929/1994\](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil\_03/leis/l8929.htm)
- \[Agribusiness Law 13,986/2020\](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil\_03/\_ato2019-2022/2020/lei/l13986.htm)

**Related:** [barter agronegocio](https://vmahub.com/en/blog/barter-agronegocio), [contrato venda futura safra](https://vmahub.com/en/blog/contrato-venda-futura-safra).

[Learn about VMAHUB contract advisory](https://vmahub.com/en/juridico/elaboracao-de-contratos).

## Sources and references

- CPR Law 8,929/1994
- Agribusiness Law 13,986/2020

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