In the title salt, C(9)H(9)N(2) (+)·Br(-), the ethynyl groups are nearly anti-parallel to each other [the angle between the two ethynyl groups is179.7 (2)°]. No classical hydrogen bonds or π-π inter-actions are observed. The mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds. The bromide anions are involved in inter-actions with three H atoms.