{
  "id": 128119,
  "title": "White elephant in the room: Colombia swears in costumed anti-corruption activist as senator",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/white-elephant-in-the-room-colombia-swears-in-costumed-anti",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T10:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/white-elephant-colombia-anti-corruption-activist-senator-luis-carlos-rua"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Luis Carlos Rúa revealed himself to be Elefante blanco just three days before election for ‘his own safety’. Now he is tackling graft from senate floor When 102 senators were sworn in for Colombia’s latest parliamentary session, they included 32 women, 69 men – and one cartoon elephant. He had some difficulty making his way down the narrow central aisle of Congress’s ceremonial chamber, weaving…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}