(Adds comments from Vale, BHP and Samarco in paragraphs 3-4)
May 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's government on Tuesday filed a request in a federal court in Minas Gerais asking that miners Vale VALE3.SA , BHP (BHP) and their joint venture Samarco pay 79.6 billion reais ($15.73 billion) for the collapse of a tailings dam in 2015.
The petition from the country's solicitor general's office also requests the court to block the companies' assets if the amount is not paid within 15 days, according to a statement.
Vale said on Tuesday evening in a filing that it has not been formally notified about the solicitor general's request and will comment on the legal process once it has been received.
BHP and Samarco also said they had not been notified.
($1 = 5.0601 reais)
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