White background in InDesign

Hi,
I've drawn a white background on a page of a spread in an InDesign file by drawing a white rectangle. However, the rectangle doesn't cover the bleed even though I've brought it to the edge. I checked the transparency on the rectangle and it is 100%.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much for your time.

Once the frame edge is up against or past the bleed line then it's bleeding, enough.
The guides are set to be in front, that's why you see the bleed guide in front of the frame.
If you want the guides to be in the back then go to Preferences>Guides & Pasteboard and select the Guide Options to have Guides in Back.

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