In the title compound, C13H9Br2NO4, the phenyl and 2-nitrofuran rings are linked by a 2,3-dibromopropanal group, six atoms of which, including a furyl C atom, are disordered over two positions with a site-occupancy ratio of 0.733 (11):0.267 (11). The dihedral angle between the furan [maximum deviation = 0.028 (4) Å] and phenyl rings in the major component is 16.9 (3)°. In the minor component, the corresponding values are 0.87 (4) Å and 23.3 (5)°. In the crystal, intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into two-dimensional arrays parallel to the ab plane.