"We are not the ones developing atomic bombs, it's others who do that," he added in an interview with a Brazilian newspaper.
A Brazilian newspaper said the oil producer had made an oil find on the Amazon.
It is one of the most modern newspapers in the country and the largest Brazilian newspaper published outside capital cities.
The cause was a heart attack, Brazilian newspapers reported.
"Nobody invests $4 billion to change their mind later," read the advertisements in leading Brazilian newspapers.
Among the oldest Brazilian newspapers, it has been published since 1928.
Brazilian newspapers reported over the weekend that the development bank had decided to block loans to Brazil.
Such developments have been the subject of daily reports on the manhunt in Brazilian newspapers.
This article from a Brazilian newspaper gave the details of the incident.
The book's content was first published in various Brazilian newspapers between 1993 and 1996.