Why did so many Europeans - including Nazis - immigrate Argentina in the 20th century and not the surrounding countries like Peru and Brazil?

by ratherfastmofo
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Mentioning previous answers is intended to be a starting point for discussion, not to discourage it. Follow-on questions, info, and debate is welcome. Like voodoo-ish's answer that's already here.

There is an FAQ section at https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/faq/militaryhistory/wwii/nazigermany#wiki_nazi_post-war_flight_and_justice

In the app, # anchors don't work, so you have to search for Nazi Post-War Flight and Justice

There's only one directly applicable question, though: "Why did Argentina allow Nazi collaborators?" at http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/v8nsf/why_did_argentina_allow_nazi_collaborators/ , answer by /u/Bernardito ... but it addresses Argentina in particular.

Over on the https://redditsearch.io front, there's this from 6 months ago: "What prompted Argentina to provide safe haven for Nazis after WWII?" at https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6yenpv/what_prompted_argentina_to_provide_safe_haven_for/ . /u/Brassafrax points out that some went to other nearby countries, but there's only speculation about why PerĂ³n encouraged immigration.

In "Why did many Nazi officials escape to South America after the end of the second world war? What made that location so appealing?" at https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2b3kaz/why_did_many_nazi_officials_escape_to_south/ , [deleted] suggested more reasons for Argentina.

In "Why did so many Nazi officials flee to South America after the fall of the Third Reich?" at https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/11twlw/why_did_so_many_nazi_officials_flee_to_south/ , /u/nukular89 suggested that there were emigrations to other South American countries, but provided no data.