2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/75488This paper introduces a notion of fundamental group appropriate for laminations.27 pages, 1 figure, to be published in the Bulletin of the Brasilian Mathematical SocietyDifferential GeometryAlgebraic Topology14H30, 57R30; 11K60, 11U10The Algebraic Theory of the Fundamental Germtext