Borel-Cantelli Theorem of a Finite Series of Independent Events

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Let $\{A_n\}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a independent sequence of events such that $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}P(A_n) <\infty$, then $P(A_n i.o.) =0 $.

We have that $P(A_n i.o.) =\bigcap_{m=1}^{\infty} \bigcup_{n=m}^{\infty} P(A_n)$ which I understand, its the definition.

However part of most of the proofs I have read do additional step where $\bigcap_{m=1}^{\infty} \bigcup_{n=m}^{\infty} P(A_n)= lim_{m\rightarrow \infty} P(\bigcup_{n=m}^{\infty} A_n) $.

I don't understand why those two values are equal.

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Let $B_m=\bigcup_{n=m}^{\infty}A_n$ and $$B:=\bigcap_{m=1}^{\infty}B_m\tag1$$

This with: $$B_1\supseteq B_2\supseteq B_3\supseteq\cdots\tag2$$

Based on $(1)$ and $(2)$ that in can be shown that $P(B_n)\downarrow P(B)$.

Can you figure out why yourself?