This article aims to understand the dynamics of emotions involving the participation of political leaders of the Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira - PSDB/ES. The study adopts a cultural-historical approach, associated with a discussion of political participation and political parties. Data were collected between april/2011 and march/2013 taking as subjects of investigation four party leaders of PSDB in Vitória/ES. The data was analyzed in accordance with the methodology proposed by González Rey (2005). Results reveal that the feeling of sadness and disappointment from those associated to PSDB reduces the intensity of political participation in the party, producing subjective elements in tension with some feelings. In the concluding section, Brazilian political context is approached. The emergent discussion indicates the need to modify the internal processes of decision making and party structure in general
Keywords:
emotions; PSDB; political participation; political parties