Brazil consumer prices rise 0.70 pct in mid-September

SAO PAULO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's IPCA-15 consumer price index (BRIPCA=ECI) rose 0.70 percent in the month to mid-September, up from 0.40 in the previous month, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday. The index had been expected to rise 0.53 percent, according to the median forecast…