Rio officials have offered Ryan Lochte a deal to make his criminal case go away ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... the offer is 70,000 reals, which in American dollars totals around $20,149.
Lochte was charged with falsely reporting a crime at a gas station during the Rio Olympics. Our sources say so far Lochte has not accepted the deal.
Jimmy Feigen copped a plea months ago and paid half that amount -- 35,000 reals. The prosecutor wanted 70,000 reals from Feigen all along and has actually filed legal docs trying to enforce the higher amount.