• Over 80 boxes of Nazi propaganda discovered in Argentina's Supreme Court basement.
• Materials date back to 1941 and may provide insights into the Holocaust.
• Documents were shipped from the German embassy in Tokyo disguised as personal effects.
• Supreme Court has announced plans for a thorough examination and inventory.
• Collaboration with Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum to uncover new historical information.

Argentina's Supreme Court recently uncovered over 80 boxes of Nazi propaganda stored in its basement since 1941. Workers moving archival material came across these boxes, sparking significant interest due to the potential historical importance of the documents contained within, which the Court has labeled a "discovery of global significance" according to Al Jazeera, Newsweek, and Latin America Reports.

The crates were sent from the German embassy in Tokyo aboard the Japanese steamer "Nan-a-Maru" in June 1941, but were detained by Argentine customs. Initially described as "personal effects," officials soon recognized the potentially harmful nature of the contents. This led to a special commission's involvement, which deemed that the shipment contained anti-democratic materials, as noted by Al Jazeera and Newsweek.

Upon opening the boxes, officials found materials intended to propagate Adolf Hitler's ideology, including photographs and propaganda elements crucial for understanding Nazi operations in Argentina. The Supreme Court president, Horacio Rosatti, ordered an investigation to examine whether these documents might reveal overlooked aspects of Nazi financing and strategies during World War II, as highlighted by Latin America Reports and Newsweek.

The boxes have since been moved to a secured area within the Supreme Court where their contents will be carefully cataloged. The Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum has been invited to collaborate in the preservation and analysis of the findings, aiming to uncover more about the Holocaust and how Nazi elements infiltrated Argentina during and after the war, according to Al Jazeera, Newsweek, and Latin America Reports.