The “suspects” in question are docs.google.com and gmail.com, fairly common URL’s. Unfortunately, they appear to not be working with any shields setting. For gmail.com:
I believe that Google may have made an update intentionally or unintentionally that causes erroneous redirects or data processing issues (my guess, anyway). Please make an update as soon as possible.
I tried all other suggestions i.e. shields/cookies etc. All failed. I love Brave Browser but was logging in to Opera (which I hate!) to access gmail. Just by chance I right clicked on the Brave icon on my home screen (PC) and then “Troubleshoot Compatibility”. It ran a check and found issues (it opted for Windows 8). I clicked on Fix Issues and saved. HALLELUIAH - IT WORKED!!! Has been working perfectly ever since. Good luck - it is worth a try.