The title compound, [Zn₃(C₁₄H₁₁Br₂N₂O)₄](ClO₄)₂·2CH₃CN, crystallizes as a symmetrical trinuclear cation with all three metal atoms being located on a twofold rotation axis. It contains a tetrahedral Zn^II atom that bridges two six-coordinate Zn^II atoms. The complex contains N- and O-donor atoms of four tridentate 2,4-dibromo-6-{[2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl]iminomethyl}phenolate ligands. The ratio of Zn^II atoms to ligands is 3:4. The two terminal Zn^II cations adopt distorted octahedral geometries and the central Zn^II cation adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry. In the cation there are π–π interactions between the dibromophenyl rings, as well as halogen-bonding interactions between the dibromophenyl rings in the cation, which stabilize its conformation. In addition, there are C—H...O interactions between the anions and both the cations and solvent molecules as well as C—H...N interactions between the cation and solvent molecules. These interspecies interactions link the cations, anions and solvent molecules into a complex three-dimensional array