brasilia brazilian president michel temer government introduce congress tuesday landmark constitutional amendment cap public spend seek press ahead unpopular reform wake last weekend municipal elections temer new center-right government hop proposal would limit growth spend rate inflation 20 years clear congressional committee week put vote low house next week amendment design curb budget deficit equivalent 10 percent gross domestic product last year hop passage make brazilian assets among best perform world year despite economy submerge two-year recession concession ease passage government announce monday cap health education expenditure would go effect 2018 rather next year leftist opponents demand time debate measure say violate spirit brazil 1988 constitution make generous provision social spend plan seek court injunction block amendment backers warn latin america large nation wrestle sprawl corruption scandal could follow greece path financial meltdown spend control temer say monday public debt end last year level equivalent two-thirds economic output would reach 100 percent gdp 2024 without measure change adopt fiscal collapse insolvency public account inevitable lawmaker darcisio perondi say report committee study measure brazil could repeat tragedy greece perondi say previous government dilma rousseff remove office august break budget laws leave onerous legacy overdraw account call lawmakers impeach back cap conclusion municipal elections cities across brazil last weekend allow temer rule brazilian democratic movement party pmdb coalition ally free hand back measure small number cities face second-round runoff month resistance rousseff workers party ally well division within temer coalition point difficult path proposal require two approvals chamber congress three-fifths majority seek injunction violate constitution right five future governments decide economic policies say opposition leader jandira feghali communist party brazil temer 75 swear serve remainder rousseff term 2018 vow put brazil back track investors like promise fiscal discipline poll publish tuesday show temer fail convince brazilians government good rousseff survey pollster ibope show temer approval rat remain low 68 percent brazilians trust low house also expect vote tuesday bill change rule exploration brazil vast offshore oil reserve costly subsalt layer aim boost private investment oil industry proposal remove obligation scandal-plagued debt-ridden state oil company petrobras operator oil field minimum 30 percent stake development elections brazil tackle unpopular spend reform