The title mol-ecule, C(9)H(5)Br(2)N, is almost planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.027 Å. The dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 1.5 (3)°. In the crystal, π-π stacking inter-actions are present between the pyridine and benzene rings of adjacent mol-ecules [centroid-centroid distances = 3.634 (4) Å], and short Br⋯Br contacts [3.4443 (13) Å] occur.