SAO PAULO, April 29 (Reuters) - Vale, BHP

and their joint venture Samarco have presented

Brazilian authorities with a settlement proposal related to

reparations for the 2015 Mariana tailings dam burst, which

killed 19 people and left hundreds homeless.

The proposal, the Brazilian mining giant said in a

securities filing on Monday, foresees the total payment of 127

billion reais ($24.88 billion), including 37 billion reais

already disbursed.

($1 = 5.1037 reais)