BRASILIA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, Fernando Haddad, on Monday sent a good luck message to Sunday's election winner Jair Bolsonaro.
"I wish you success. Our country deserves the best. I write this message today with a light heart and with sincerity ... Good luck," wrote the Workers' Party (PT) candidate on his official Twitter account.
Bolsonaro, the right-wing candidate of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), won the country's presidential run-off on Sunday.
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) announced that with 99.99 percent of the ballot boxes counted, Bolsonaro won 55.13 percent of the valid votes, compared with 44.87 percent for his rival Haddad.
After the outcome was confirmed, Haddad thanked his supporters during the presidential campaign.
Haddad also pledged to continue to fight for "national sovereignty and democracy" in Brazil.
"What is at stake are civil, labor and social rights. We have the huge task of defending them," said Haddad.
