By Igor Sodre and Marcela Ayres SAO PAULO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday announced a ban on online betting operations in Latin America's largest economy, the latest in a series of measures unveiled ahead of next month's election.

The executive order bans online betting operations in Brazil, less than two years after the government kicked off a legal framework allowing the industry to operate

Australia have only beaten Brazil once across 12 meetings, with Shaun Murphy landing the decisive strike at the 2001 Confederations Cup third-place playoff. Still, national team boss Tony Popovic won't be completely disappointed after a gutsy performance against the new-look world No.5 outfit.

It was here, in 1979, that a bearded union leader from Brazil’s impoverished northeast stood on top of a borrowed bar table to address 60,000 striking metalworkers. The event came to symbolise a democratic awakening in defiance of the country’s military dictatorship.

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SAO PAULO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's mid-September inflation accelerated more than expected, official data showed on Friday, adding to concerns about persistent price pressures as voters head into a tight presidential election and the central bank weighs its next steps after cutting interest rates for a fifth straight meeting.

The Socceroos face Carlo Ancelotti's Selecao in the first of a friendly double-header in this international break.

A possible 90-day U.S. diesel export ban threatens Brazil's fuel supply and Lula's reelection bid, nine days before the country's high-stakes first-round vote.